fork
had forked
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past perfectof fork.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Construction companies, gambling impresarios, pharmaceutical bosses and many more corporate entities and individuals had forked over $1.7 billion in bonds since 2019.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
By all indications, the majority of the crowd had forked over $20 to hear Leithauser perform his particular brand of vocal acrobatics, and he didn’t let them down.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2017
This was why those looking on had forked over close to $400 a ticket to see Morrison in such an intimate setting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2014
Early in the evening, Eliza had forked onto my plate a tiny cube of raw tuna.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2013
Other mutant flies had forked bristles; sable-colored bodies; curved legs; bent, batlike wings; disjointed abdomens; deformed eyes—a Halloween’s parade of oddballs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
