crib
noun
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
had cribbed
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past perfectof crib.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He defended Thomas from a sexual harassment accusation by reading aloud from the horror novel "The Exorcist" during confirmation hearings, implying the nominee's accuser had cribbed lurid details of her allegations from the book.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2022
The shooting games Kennard had cribbed from watching college practices during unofficial visits, the ones he then brought home to try to master, apparently were not enough of a challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
But after Hendrick died, at 99 and from complications of COVID-19, her daughters found out their mother had cribbed the casserole recipe from a friend whose family had been miffed about it for years.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
But after Hendrick died, at 99 and from complications of covid-19, her daughters found out their mother had cribbed the casserole recipe from a friend whose family had been miffed about it for years.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021
Lips that swore I had cribbed every line that I wrote on them—cribbed—honour bright!
From The Heptalogia by Algernon Charles Swinburne
