mask
noun
a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
had masked
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past perfectof mask.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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What had been happening in Greenland is that natural weather variability, undulations because of an occasional weather system called Greenland blocking, in the past had masked human-caused climate change, Hoerhold said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Atlanta’s success running the ball - it was averaging 162.9 yards per game on the ground - had masked some of the problems in the passing game.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Once again the devastating night in Palermo is simply a mirror to Italian football as a whole, something the Euro 2020 triumph had masked for a while.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2022
Mendel assumed that a dominant allele had masked the corresponding recessive allele in the F1 generation.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
The falling snow had masked the boar’s scent, but now the white wolf had the smell.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
