perfect
adjective
matching in every detail the definition of an ideal type of something.
had perfected
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past perfectof perfect.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But it was exactly the kind of defending that Blue Sharks had perfected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
For over 20 years, Thes had perfected a knack for finding samples and transforming them into hip-hop tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
For the artisanal bakers who remain dedicated to the loaf, Wednesday's news came as a welcome recognition of the craft they had perfected.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2022
By early 2019, he had perfected vegan burnt ends — which morphed into his signature “veef” brisket — but he needed an audience.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
Working on a navy contract quietly and virtually single-handedly at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Lawrence’s former graduate student Philip Abelson had perfected a way of enriching uranium by thermal diffusion.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
