plod
verb (used without object)
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge.
had plodded
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past perfectof plod.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tammy Beaumont, dropped on five by Phoebe Litchfield, had plodded to 29 from 27 balls, but she too was swept into Harris' slipstream.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
The pandemic abruptly halted the convention circuit, which had plodded along for decades largely unchanged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
The previous week, the Border Patrol intercepted an Eritrean man who had plodded through the snow from Canada.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
Reality check: Hawkeyes had plodded their way to perfection, but are about to face two straight opponents with firepower in Maryland and Penn State.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Now his exhausted brain slipped into its accustomed circles: the withered paths, like those of the donkey in the treadmill, round which he had plodded many thousand times in vain.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
