- past perfect of nourish.
Example Sentences
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As Hoffman observes, “for Oswaldo Payá, the experience was the opposite. They had not conquered his soul. They had nourished it.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
Both were good party men who rose to the pinnacle of power before moving to reform or dismantle the systems that had nourished them for decades.
From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2021
The two had kept warm by snuggling together in a sleeping bag – and Taylor had nourished himself on hot sauce packets.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2019
My breasts, which only five months earlier had nourished my infant son, were unrecognizable.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2012
The reluctant Garretts had nourished and sustained Booth for another day.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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