ditch
noun
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
had ditched
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past perfectof ditch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Thompson said recently that a study commissioned by CNN showed that some 18 million Americans who had ditched cable television since the coronavirus pandemic would be "very interested" in paying for standalone subscriptions.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
Buffett, who had ditched shares of Occidental when the pandemic set in, went back in big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
The Orange County resident only gave her last initial because she had ditched a school field trip in favor of the protest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Ministers announced last month they had ditched a December deadline for the laws to expire automatically, unless kept or replaced.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
The sluggers had ditched the phone but left the tape.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
