leak
noun
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes.
had leaked
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past perfectof leak.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Italian officials said there was no sign that the fuel used to power the tanker had leaked, but they were unable to comment on the fate of the gas consignment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Under a previous Labour government, as it turns out, Mandelson had leaked loads of confidential financial information to his good buddy Epstein, and then lied about their friendship for years afterward.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
The most shocking allegation disclosed during the closed-door briefing, the people said, was that Zhang had leaked core technical data on China’s nuclear weapons to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
In 2022, the Peruvian government said almost 12,000 barrels of oil had leaked into the sea after a tanker was hit by waves linked to a volcanic eruption on Tonga.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
The man who had leaked the explosive letters was Benjamin Franklin, who would become one of America’s most important secret agents.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
