prop
verb (used with object)
to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed byup ).
had propped
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past perfectof prop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A Nikkei report had said on Monday that the BOJ could potentially allow 10-year Japanese government bond yields to rise above 1%, which had propped up the yen prior to the central bank's policy announcement.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023
The unit had propped Amazon’s earnings during a slowdown in online sales in the aftermath of the pandemic.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The teammates who had propped Outman up were as happy for him Wednesday as he was.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023
Investigators initially said the teacher had propped the door open with a rock and did not remove it before Salvador Ramos, 18, entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2022
The wet earth smell came in the window that Robert had propped open with an old shoe the night before.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
