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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Crowley has made those arguments in the past, but as she took to the air last week, telling CNN that a $17-million budget cut had crippled the department, I wondered about her timing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
A dozen Indian billionaires had gone bankrupt, saddling the country's banks with enormous unpaid loans that had crippled their capacity to lend.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
Weighing on global growth is China’s disappointing recovery despite the lifting late last year of draconian zero-COVID policies, which had crippled commerce in the world’s second-biggest economy last year.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 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
