fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
had fished
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past perfectof fish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Summoned to the scene, the new police and civil defense officials who took over during the transition had fished out the bodies, which were then sent to Damascus for a forensic analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Caboclo admits he had fished illegally in the past, but claims he stopped doing so years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
It was agreed in the deal that licences would be granted to boats that could prove they had fished in a particular area between 1 February 2017 and 31 January 2020.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2021
I had fished for bones once before, on South Andros Island in the Bahamas.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2017
When we reached the dock, the man who had fished me out of the water lifted me out of the boat with his fishy-smelling hands.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
