cure
noun
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
had cured
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past perfectof cure.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tollund Man’s skin and nails had cured and blackened over thousands of years spent in the oxygen-free environment of the bog.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 6, 2024
After all, tens of thousands of your fellow Americans insisted that it had cured them.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2022
Or maybe I wanted the best for my baby and was only dragging my feet until Diana Prince had cured a full six months?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
I mean, for many of them, he ultimately was able to tell them that they were in remission or he had cured them.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 12, 2019
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t pretend her phony potion had cured him.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
