curve
noun
a continuously bending line, without angles.
had curved
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past perfectof curve.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Pirates argued that the ball had curved foul, but the umpire’s call stood following a video review.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2020
She gently drew a puffin out, having snagged its leg with a thick wire she had curved into a shepherd’s crook.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
It had curved teeth, similar to those of a rodent.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2017
Armour was mostly impenetrable; if you had curved bits of steel, even a tempered arrow would skid off them.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2016
There was still smoke all around, but the road had curved out of the path of the fire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
