dislodge
verb (used with object)
to remove or force out of a particular place.
had dislodged
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past perfectof dislodge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mitchell hacked upfield and gathered for England's sixth try after Elliot Daly's tackle had dislodged the ball from replacement Jarrod Evans' grasp.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Water rushing from the damaged water main underground had dislodged enough sediment below the road to turn the asphalt into a tissue waiting to catch a bowling ball.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Seconds earlier, a slab of plaster, weakened by the fire, had dislodged from the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
The fall had dislodged metal rods in his body, put there after the 2003 quad bike ordeal.
From Fox News ● Sep. 16, 2019
Something fell to the floor and rolled, glittering, under a chair: He had dislodged the Snitch when he pulled out the letter.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
