leech
noun
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
had leeched
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past perfectof leech.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His hands were in his pockets, and he looked sad and wistful, and maybe a bit faded, like something had leeched most of the color from him.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
The black water had leeched all warmth out of me, and my teeth chattered, but that may also have been because I was petrified out of my mind.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
