mire
noun
had mired
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past perfectof mire.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The brother of his martyred predecessor, whose policies had mired the nation in the mess in the first place, wanted Johnson's job and an end to the war.
From Time Magazine Archive
What if rains in Poland had mired the German tanks in mud?
From Time Magazine Archive
The boy's mount had mired one foot in a quicksand pocket and had gone down on its knees.
From The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains by Frank Gee Patchin
We turned to follow our braves, who were chasing the enemy, and had not gone far before we overtook a white man, whose horse had mired in a swamp.
From Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk by Black Hawk
A man had started with the wagons, and had mired in the field right by head-quarters.
From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke
