layer
noun
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.
had layered
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past perfectof layer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Playfully lifting the corner of her long trench coat, Yeromina showed how she had layered up to stay warm.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
He had layered his event T-shirt, which read “Still Hungry. Still Foolish.,” with a white blazer, making him look a bit like a laboratory technician.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 16, 2018
On a grilled Mexican croissant, warm and slightly charred, Avila had layered mortadella, feathery greens from McGrath Family Farm, a few exquisite pickled radishes, fresh herbs — and a perfectly cooked duck egg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2015
They had layered iron selenide, the simplest iron-based superconductor, with strontium titanate, a well-known insulator.
From Nature ● Sep. 25, 2013
Choices, numberless as grains of sand, had layered and compressed, coalescing into sediment, then into rock, until all was set in stone.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
