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
Under the edge of this piece of matting Ned found long scratches, as if shoe heels had slipped there and protruding nails had furrowed the floor.
From Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
His wound was but a slight scratch, which had furrowed the flesh across his temple.
From Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The lines, which long ago had been graven on his brow, and which years of care and hard work had furrowed there more deeply, could not be effaced by the present prosperous security.
From Success and How He Won It by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
It is a touching thought that anxiety for its tiny offspring perhaps had furrowed that monkey’s visage with the wrinkles of premature old age.
From Black Ivory by Francis B. Pearson
