dirty
adjective
had dirtied
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past perfectof dirty.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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
“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 Frederick Marryat
Florrie, moving backwards, had now got nearly to the scullery door with her wringing and splashing and wiping; and she had dirtied even her face.
From Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett
