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had goofed

  • past perfect of goof.

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When dynamic center Mason McTavish made a bad decision during four-on-four play Sunday that gave Vegas an outnumbered rush, Cronin made sure McTavish — a cornerstone of Ducks’ future — knew he had goofed.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2023

Yet the candidate herself realized that, by tying a number to her claim, she had goofed.

From Washington Times Sep. 11, 2016

Speaking of Gunnar, I have one completely unrelated observation: I always thought the show’s writers had goofed by naming his brother Jason.

From Slate Apr. 4, 2013

When they found out what they had agreed to, there were some obvious sighs of embarrassment, with some public officials even admitting publicly that they had goofed and reversing their stance.

From Washington Post Feb. 8, 2012

The majority of the visitors thought that the Air Force had goofed on previous projects and were very happy to find out that the project was being re-established.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.