discard
verb (used with object)
to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of.
had discarded
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past perfectof discard.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Decades after Einstein had discarded the idea, his supposed mistake returned as the leading explanation for the new data.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
By then Jolani had discarded his name, along with his combat fatigues.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
In the San Ramon case, Pierson said, Muller helped draw a map of the ravine where he had discarded the ladder he used to reach the second-story window.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
DNA testing was used to show McQuade matched the DNA profile, with police in Oregon obtaining the DNA by collecting cigarette butts that McQuade had discarded in public.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
I had discarded my presumptions that graduates automatically became leaders and that my connection to the Thembu royal house guaranteed me respect.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
