had filtered
- past perfect of filter.
Example Sentences
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Shortly before 10 p.m., most people had filtered out of the ballroom, leaving behind a scene of a party interrupted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Well-oiled South African fans had filtered out of Lord's yesterday evening buoyantly going through their repertoire of songs after a blissful day of batting.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
As voting resumed on Saturday, no party orders had filtered down on which way lawmakers should vote, with the various blocs apparently in disarray.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2022
If the approximately 200 fans who had filtered into the arena by that point recognized Taylor from his past, they did not act like it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2013
A spoonful of brown sludge that it had filtered from the water glopped out “Eww,” she said, opening the top to peer in.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
