crater
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past perfectof crater.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His credit score had cratered from 753 to 563 and he was close to $75,000 in debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Rosburg needed just a few days to repair the sputtering offense, fix Wilson and instill discipline and accountability to a team that had cratered under the weight of Hackett’s lackadaisical leadership.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
After having one of his best seasons during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign to help the Cubs win the National League Central, Heyward’s performance had cratered the last two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
The value of the $SPICE token had cratered alongside a worldwide crash in cryptocurrency, including Ethereum, which Spice DAO used to store its funds.
From The Verge ● Feb. 28, 2022
Sales and profits were sagging, and the stock price had cratered.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
