engrave
verb (used with object)
to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood.
had engraved
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past perfectof engrave.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Reeves, perhaps most famous for his starring role in the “John Wick” movie series, had engraved the Rolex watch with his first name and the words “2021, JW4, thank you, The John Wick Five.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
The actor had engraved his signature on the back to avoid having it swapped accidentally during shooting.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
They initially planned to marry on May 8 - a date they had engraved on their wedding bands and hoped to keep.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2020
Under their names, Mr. Binh said, they had engraved, “John Patrick King ‘Lost in Action.’”
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2019
And it laid its veil over the island, so that Malaga shone with a luminous silver—every stone, every pine—as if an artist had engraved it and set it on the water.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
