overhaul
verb (used with object)
to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition.
had overhauled
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past perfectof overhaul.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Charlotte had overhauled its roster since the last time these two teams faced each other by acquiring Mann, Bertans, Grant Williams, Vasa Micic and Seth Curry at the trade deadline.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
The New York City Police Department released a statement that said it had overhauled its policies and training for dealing with large demonstrations.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Granted, he and the band had overhauled it so that it sounded like Neil Diamond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2017
Irish mare My Ambivalent had overhauled Admire Rakti over the first few hundred yards and set the pace for much of the race before Red Cadeaux took the lead coming off the final bend.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2014
A large touring car, with seven passengers, rushing up a broad avenue with a conscientious man at the wheel, had overhauled a poor derelict with apparently no fixed purpose in his befuddled brain.
From The Place Beyond the Winds by Harry Spafford Potter
