had gutted
- past perfect of gut.
Example Sentences
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Within no time at all the inferno had gutted large parts of the 400-year-old structure and toppled the ornate spire known for its distinctive dragons.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024
Here in this tiny mountain community dotted with apple orchards east of Yucaipa, a flood had gutted a clapboard house that abutted a creek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
There, a wildfire that had gutted 54 square miles of woodland near the town of Landiras in mid-July reignited on Tuesday, consuming an additional 26 square miles of bushes and forest.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Ginter was a meat cutter until his retirement and, although he knew the fire had gutted his double-wide trailer, he hoped his set of expensive knives had survived.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2018
Lord Commander Mormont had taken up residence in the King's Tower after the fire had gutted his own.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
