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
Seconds earlier, a slab of plaster, weakened by the fire, had dislodged from the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
He had a setback in May 2019 when he underwent elbow surgery to remove bone fragments that had dislodged.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2022
The fall had dislodged metal rods in his body, put there after the 2003 quad bike ordeal.
From Fox News ● Sep. 16, 2019
Arthur, who had been playing with a loose stone which he had dislodged from one of the machicolations, got tired of thinking and leaned over with the stone in his hand.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
