furrow
noun
a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
had furrowed
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past perfectof furrow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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With a brick, they had furrowed a line into the marker.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2010
I found in a hidden nook a sheet of fine sand which the water had furrowed and folded like the pink palate of a kitten's mouth, or like a dappled sky.
From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Recently dried tears had furrowed the not over-clean face, flushed with sleep, with grimy little water courses.
From A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico by Jabez, Brother
The river had furrowed out a deep channel in the alluvial soil, and at low water, it had tolerably high bluffs on each side of it.
From Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi by Optic, Oliver
Fourteen years and evil passions had furrowed that bloodless cheek; but there was no mistaking the man.
From A Perilous Secret by Reade, Charles
