groom
noun
a bridegroom.
had groomed
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past perfectof groom.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It began midway through the 1996 season when Lasorda, the manager who had groomed Russell in the minors then won with him in the majors, had a heart attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
The animals looked longest at the images of apes with whom they had had positive relationships, such as former group mates who had groomed them or played with them.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 17, 2023
Judge Steven Everett, who originally sentenced Mason at Chester Crown Court in January, told him he had "groomed" Alex, who was a pupil at Holmes Chapel High School.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2021
After a few weeks to learn the offense, Garoppolo stepped in and showed why the Patriots had groomed him as Tom Brady’s successor.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
As He walked his horse for awhile beside Tom Loker who had groomed his horse the night before, he told him what the squire had said about his joining the militia.
From Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 by W. H. (William Henry) Withrow
