machine
noun
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work.
had machined
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past perfectof machine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“We had machined prototypes back in the day that got us close to this, but they weren’t what we wanted and you just didn’t have enough mass to move around,” he said.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 6, 2020
Many were covered and crisscrossed by carved pieces of wood that Harris had machined with a laser, then painted eye-popping colors.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2017
