pillory
noun
a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
had pilloried
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past perfectof pillory.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One night earlier, the Phillies had pilloried him, scoring four runs in five innings, benefiting from Kershaw’s recurring inability to throw strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024
Many of those same people who had pilloried Flacco early in the season were asking to get him back on the field.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2019
Just recently, the same group had pilloried the agency in a petition accusing it of rampant abuse of its surveillance authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2018
Indeed, he finally left with the disgusted conviction that she had pilloried not the sinner but himself,—a not uncommon outcome in a clash of wits between a woman and a man.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
