grope
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
had groped
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past perfectof grope.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mr Johnson faced criticism for being too slow to suspend Mr Pincher from the parliamentary party, following allegations he had groped two men in a private members' club.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022
Herbster denied allegations from eight women, including state Sen. Julie Slama, that he had groped them, and he accused Ricketts and Pillen of conspiring to spread the story; both men denied that.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
Franken, a former comedian from Minnesota, denied some of the allegations that he had groped and tried to kiss women without their consent, adding that “Others I remember very differently.”
From Reuters ● Mar. 12, 2021
Grein initially came forward in July after the New York archdiocese announced that a church investigation determined that an allegation that McCarrick had groped another teenage altar boy in the 1970s was credible.
From Fox News ● Dec. 28, 2018
She had groped her way along, fingering the bark of trees, finding out on which side the moss grew the thickest, moving slowly from tree to tree.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
