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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Where their tents stood a few hours before, the students had propped up new yard signs: “Off to Merced”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
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
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
He had propped it in the chair next to me before I sat down.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
Miig was the first one to the cart, where Minerva had propped herself up on her knees, her eyes wide.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
