cushion
noun
a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie.
had cushioned
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past perfectof cushion.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Oil majors that had cushioned falls in the London index last week themselves fell in early trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Lack of hawkish surprises in Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments at the Jackson Hole symposium last week had cushioned stocks on Monday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023
My family had cushioned me all my life, and even after my father's death, they insisted that my sole focus should be to complete university.
From BBC ● May 21, 2022
They said the bus had cushioned, reclining seats, officials on board who provided water and baby food, and free movies, but in English.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2022
They had cushioned the egg in cotton balls and placed it into a ziplock bag full of Lucky Charms cereal.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
