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had nailed

  • past perfect
    of nail.
    nail
    noun
    a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.

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Saka had nailed down his place on the right side of the attack for both club and country prior to an injury-hit 14 months.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

I just wish I had nailed the masa balls.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024

RAJANPUR, Pakistan — Cradling his infant son in one arm, a village farmer brought out a wooden trough he had nailed together from broken boards.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

“I was thrilled that they finally had nailed this guy,” Auletta says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2022

I had to look to where she pointed—the third floor, the paint peeling, wooden bars Papa had nailed on the windows so we wouldn’t fall out.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros