grub
noun
the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
had grubbed
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past perfectof grub.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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After he had grubbed for several years at the grass roots, it seemed only right that handsome, hardworking Donald Hamerquist should be rewarded with an official role in Oregon's Democratic establishment.
From Time Magazine Archive
After he had grubbed around a while on old Italian bar and had succeeded in washing out a little colour, she woke up and took a slight interest in the proceedings.
From The Killer by Stewart Edward White
Accordingly, to work they went, and by my return in the evening they had grubbed up a piece of a jawbone, with several teeth in it.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 2 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The smallest coins of the realm went to make up the little pile, and the Lord only knew how she and her children had grubbed them together.
From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
When he had grubbed up a few laurels and young tree- sprouts, he was wont to retire into his favorite post of observation and meditation.
From The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4 by Charles Dudley Warner
