maroon
adjective
dark brownish-red.
had marooned
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past perfectof maroon.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Assange said the United States had "marooned" Snowden in Russia by revoking his passport.
From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2013
She was amazed that such a man had marooned himself voluntarily on the arctic coast.
From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood
It would come out just where the catapult had flung Evelyn and Denham, months before, the same spot where he had marooned them.
From The Fifth-Dimension Tube by Murray Leinster
The two priests whom Magellan had marooned had honestly thought Magellan mad.
From The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines by Hezekiah Butterworth
That made three such marks, three days since Thorvald had marooned him.
From Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton
