crease
noun
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
had creased
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past perfectof crease.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The paperbacks I picked up had creased spines and dog-eared pages, coffee stains and smudges — hard evidence of committed reading.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2020
The pressure that had creased his forehead and set his jaw during the run-up to the draft was gone.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2015
German army medicine was ready and able to treat his wounded thigh after a Russian bullet had creased it, but the German supply system was not up to replacing his torn pants.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sleeping in her braids for sweaty days and nights on end had creased Ruth May’s dark blond hair into shining waves like water.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Fifteen years of debit and credit and days which swung with pendulum fidelity within the arc of routine had creased and dried her of sap.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
