cull
verb (used with object)
to select and remove from a group, especially to discard or destroy as inferior.
had culled
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past perfectof cull.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Asked 11 years ago why he had culled the women's sprint relay funding, the Dutchman insisted it was not a punishment but that he was "always interested to see how people respond".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
Little says he told Holcomb he had culled a dossier of more than 100 cases of lurid allegations and their cover-ups by NGBs.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022
He would call the college and NFL games of the week, using rosters he had culled from newspapers and Sporting News yearbooks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Cheetham showed Crouser data that a FlightScope device had culled from the throws he made in Tucson.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
He had intended his book to be much longer; he had hundreds more pages written that he had culled from.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
