jaywalk
verb (used without object)
to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
had jaywalked
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past perfectof jaywalk.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Agnes Ouyang was heading to work in Shenzhen last year when two police officers told her she had jaywalked and would need to show them her identity card.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
Lisa Davis in East New York had jaywalked, but never paid the fine.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2017
