gallop
verb (used without object)
to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed.
had galloped
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past perfectof gallop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It hardly mattered that he had galloped horses that morning and would return to the racetrack in the afternoon to ride three races.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2017
By the time Lavon Coleman had galloped 49 yards for the Huskies’ ninth and final touchdown of the night, the freeloaders watching the game on Tightwad Hill probably felt they had overpaid.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2016
The action is essentially freeze-framed so that we can see what would have been missed if the plot had galloped past in a fit of murder and retribution.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2016
Within the space of three minutes shortly before half-time, Wolves had galloped clear.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2011
When they had galloped for several minutes without any further noise from the lions Shasta said, "I say! That other horse is galloping beside us now. Only a stone's throw away."
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
