kiss
verb (used with object)
to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc..
had kissed
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past perfectof kiss.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She confessed in court to being with a man and admitted that the pair had kissed.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022
In a statement, attorneys for Comaroff said that claims that he had kissed or touched one of his students were untrue, and that Harvard’s own investigation did not find any evidence that he had.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
The governor had kissed her cheek, she was told.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2021
Whereas Owens had kissed the ring with peerless sycophancy, the activist and broadcaster Van Jones had betrayed him, he recalled, after pleading for his help.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2019
And all I could think about was how much I wished I had kissed him one last time before he started fearing me for what I was.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
