lodge
noun
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
had lodged
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past perfectof lodge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno doubted the possibility of poetry after Auschwitz, Celan replied with the asperity of one who knew where barbarism had lodged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
What, exactly, had lodged itself in my brain all these years later?
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
The Mainichi Shimbun daily reported that Japan had lodged a protest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The mother-of-two said she had lodged a formal complaint with Gatwick Airport, but felt its response so far had not addressed the "serious design and safety issues that made this situation possible".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
It was wrapped in black cellophane paper, as well, and he had lodged it in the refrigerator, beneath bottles of Fanta.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
