plaster
noun
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
had plastered
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past perfectof plaster.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Kneecap said it had "plastered" London with messages of support for its band member.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Earlier, police met with a small group of protesters who had plastered a wall with dozens of anti-vaccination posters outside the venue.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Now the actress and singer finds herself bringing three-dimensional life to a character she once pretended to be as a child, images of whom countless girls have had plastered on their walls and bedsheets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2019
The antiques sometimes turned up inside walls, Mr. Morphy said, where contractors had plastered over and forgotten them.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2011
The moist July heat had plastered his hair limply to his head, and he ran his hand through it as he went.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
