hunt
verb (used with object)
to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
had hunted
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past perfectof hunt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Gianforte’s press secretary, Brooke Stroyke, confirmed on Monday that the governor had hunted the mountain lion.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
Modi said Biden had mentioned the connection to him previously, so he had hunted for documents that could help fill in the gaps in the family tree.
From Reuters ● Sep. 24, 2021
Then she recalled with a smile the day in 2016 when 88 bison arrived on the Blackfeet Reservation from Alberta's Elk Island National Park, descendants of the same herds her great-great-grandfather had hunted.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2021
I had hunted down some people @doctorswithoutborders asking for help in West Point.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2018
As mentioned, I had hunted when I was young, trapping and killing many animals.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
