dish
noun
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
had dished
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past perfectof dish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had dished out some zingers of his own during a 14-minute set to close the evening, and the applause and hugs to indicate the show’s end had begun.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
The fact that they did it against Nick Saban and the mighty Crimson Tide, the team that had dished out one heartache after another to the Dawgs, only made the triumph that much sweeter.
From Fox News ● Jan. 11, 2022
The senior point guard had started 93 in his career and had dished out 41 percent of the team’s assists the last three seasons.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
In a statement on Wednesday, Timothy J. McGinty, the county prosecutor, said, “This man couldn’t take, for even a month, a small portion of what he had dished out for more than a decade.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2013
The First National Bank, which had dished out loans as freely as a doctor gives out lollipops, was in grave trouble.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
