Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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And Thompson had etched her name into golfing history long before that lone triumph at Mission Hills in 2014.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
And to think, it was just last weekend that they manhandled the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers and had etched a path out of the play-in tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The young Brazilian was trying to absorb how he had etched his name into Real Madrid’s long love story with the European Cup.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
On the walls of the cell, prisoners had etched messages, including an image of a cross.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2016
She saw the lines the sea wind had etched at the corners of his blue eyes.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
