fleet
noun
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
had fleeted
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past perfectof fleet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Another day of hiding and a night of journey had fleeted by.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
His sensation of shame had fleeted away, leaving only a conviction that Hermione's absence gave him a right to snatch all the pleasure he could from the hands of the passing hour.
From The Call of the Blood by Orson Lowell
They had been full and busy years; and Constance was satisfied with the years that had fleeted by, only she was distressed that it all went so fast and that she would be old before....
From Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus
"Even as I stood with raptured eye, Absorbed in bliss so deep and dear, My hour of rest had fleeted by, And back came labour, bondage, care."
From Emily Brontë by A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
There had fleeted the happiest hours of her life.
From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Armando Palacio Vald?s
