mock
verb (used with object)
to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
had mocked
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past perfectof mock.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Exasperated, I told him he was idolizing a guy who had mocked his daughter’s reporting on national TV.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Near the end of UCLA’s 75-59 victory over the Wildcats the previous week at Pauley Pavilion, some Bruins fans had mocked Kriisa’s 0-for-12 performance with chants of “MVP!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
In court papers, prosecutors cited that line to argue that Ms. Shah had mocked the charges against her.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
But he was reminded of the man this past December when he received a message saying the officer who had mocked him was dead.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2022
The friend had gone, with his kindliness and his easy camaraderie, and the brother too, who had mocked me for nibbling at my nails.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
