probe
verb (used with object)
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.
had probed
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past perfectof probe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Securities and Exchange Commission declined to comment on whether it was probing, or ever had probed, Gill's actions.
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2022
If anyone had probed I would have lit into him/her in frustration.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2017
Looking back, I wish I had probed Dahl further.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2016
Newly disclosed documents reported by Texas media show that investigators had probed the company for seven months and recommended a lawsuit.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2016
She used it to tap the ground like the blind lady in town, the way Caesar had probed the black water during their flight.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
