cripple
had crippled
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past perfectof cripple.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In yet another example of how the immigration raids had crippled attendance, some buses were nearly empty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
Chris – who is married with two children – took out extra loans to try and finish the work and said the affair had "crippled" his family's finances.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
The breach had crippled operations at the company, which manages about 40% of the goods that flow in and out of Australia, affecting its container terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Western Australia's Fremantle.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023
He led the country out of the worst of the pandemic that had crippled it.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
"The Mercury" rose buoyantly to resume its old power; and in a month's time it had crippled its rival beyond recovery.
From Grey Town An Australian Story by Gerald Baldwin
