curl
verb (used with object)
to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
had curled
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past perfectof curl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The 24-year-old powered home a firm header seven minutes from the break after Christian Eriksen had curled over a superb far-post cross, making Rashford the 22nd United player to reach 100 goals.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
Filimonova was glowing in a simple veil clipped to her short hair, which she had curled for the occasion.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2022
Remember when I told you how pandemic isolation had curled my mother-in-law into herself?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
People who had curled into the warmest crevices they could find as they slept on the street.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2020
He reached up to pat the little animal, which had curled up on his shoulder.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
