had dirtied
- past perfect of dirty.
Example Sentences
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The tenant spoke up and said he had been doing dishes, and did not care who had dirtied them.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
By then, pollution from those new industries had dirtied the water.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2022
Dust from along the skirting board had dirtied her hands and the back of her dress.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
He had dirtied his hands and face, and smudged his smock with stains of mud.
From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph
“Because I had dirtied my hands, and my other clothes, carrying up the tea-kettle to Mr Matthews’s room.”
From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick
