dunk
verb (used with object)
to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
had dunked
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past perfectof dunk.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Before her, few women had dunked in a college game at all.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
He brought the crowd to its feet with a powerful right-handed jam over Wayne Ellington seconds after James had dunked on him on the other end.
From Fox News ● Dec. 11, 2021
At almost the same time, Cincinnati looked like it had dunked its way into overtime against Saint Joseph’s, but the shot was a hair too late.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 19, 2016
One difference being that Albert never said he had dunked on Ewing.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 11, 2015
Only their top halves had taken on a scarlet-and-golden hue, as if someone had dunked them halfway in a bucket of fire and then plopped them back on the lawn.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
