plow
noun
an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
had plowed
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past perfectof plow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the time the SEC had plowed through everything, its rule ran to 300,000 words—that’s the equivalent of “Moby-Dick” plus “The Sun Also Rises”—with well over 3,000 footnotes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
First responders with the city of Calipatria said they arrived to find the derailed locomotive and the wreckage of the four parked rail cars it had plowed through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
One of the tornadoes that roared through Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois and other states Friday had plowed straight into Amazon’s delivery station in Edwardsville.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
Tire tracks were still visible where the driver had plowed across her friend’s yard, scratching her car in the process.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Thick clouds obscured the sky, so there was neither moon nor Northern Lights; but by peering closely, the children could make out the deep trail Iorek Byrnison had plowed in the snow.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
