had lisped
- past perfect of lisp.
Example Sentences
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Hermione had lisped and pranced and pirouetted through their childhoods, showing off at every available moment with no thought—so her scowling, silent older sister believed—for how ludicrous and desperate she appeared.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
And indeed Sophy had lisped over his name as she sometimes lisped in moments of excitement.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
I should be wrong to do that," he had lisped out in reply, "because it is true.
From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony
And now alone the mother was In all this world so wide, For ere the child had lisped his name Her stricken husband died.
From Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems by Bartley, James Avis
Dick's eyes filled with tears as he recalled the sweet-faced woman to whom he had lisped "mother," for he was only a small chap when she died.
From Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son by Garis, Howard R.
