deck
had decked
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past perfectof deck.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Election campaign posters promising a change had decked Iraq’s thoroughfares for weeks.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021
Williams worked on recreating the attic that teenage Greg had decked out in 1970s style.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2019
Our host had decked the place out with the tablecloth, a nice touch, but one that didn’t quite mesh with the three stray dogs that sat patiently at our feet waiting for crumbs.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2010
Canadian Artist Michael Snow successfully sued a Toronto shopping center that owned his sculpture Flight Stop because they had decked it with red Christmas ribbons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old Time had decked the stones with lichens rare, Rubbed out with careless hand the lettering: In memory of someone's life and love Each stood, but whose we might not know.
From The Cornflower, and Other Poems by Jean Blewett
