had fattened
- past perfect of fatten.
Example Sentences
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A great flood had fattened grasses into combustible fuel.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2018
Skybomb had fattened on grubs, but Africa was thousands of miles away without the prospect of a stop or meal in between.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2016
By the time Action Bronson arrived, the crowd had fattened up enough to enjoy the Queens MC's barefoot performance that ended with him climbing onto chairs into the crowd.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2014
In the hospital, they had fattened him like Hansel, and at home he continued to enlarge himself.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 28, 2013
One fellow passenger remembered a story about demon sailors who had fattened up their Tang passengers.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
