leach
verb (used with object)
to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
had leached
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past perfectof leach.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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After the Camp Fire destroyed Paradise, California, officials didn’t initially understand that smoke and chemicals had leached into the water through broken and melted water pipes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
Mustard gas, Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxic materials had leached into the soil and water.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 9, 2018
The more corrosive water from the Flint River had leached lead from the city pipes more than Detroit water did, leading to the contamination.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2016
Slowly, the D’Amico, Marino, and Arigo contingents had leached out of Brooklyn.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2013
He had surely succeeded in crossing the river, but somewhere along the watery way his memory of a mouse named Abel had leached out.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
