cradle
noun
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
had cradled
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past perfectof cradle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The nation that had cradled the Industrial Revolution bristled at the thought that it needed industrial advice.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was the last person King talked to, he said, and he had cradled the dying leader in his arms.
From Time Magazine Archive
And though Greats had cradled premiers and primates, it was now generally considered "useless" to anybody except prospective schoolteachers.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were her souvenirs of all the del Valle and Trueba children she had cradled in her arms.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Cradling her head the way Ralph had cradled the fish skull, she cried.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
