dragoon
noun
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
had dragooned
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past perfectof dragoon.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Also on the protest line were Ms. Goldstein's friends, ex-husband and a few old boyfriends, whom she had dragooned into picketing duty.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2012
He had laid aside his pulpit robe, a tribute to ritualism that this church had dragooned him into accepting.
From The One Woman by Thomas Dixon
