pyramid
had pyramided
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past perfectof pyramid.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The agricultural depression, taken together with a series of failed reforms and broken political promises, had pyramided to a climax of social tensions.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
I had overtraded; I had pyramided my paper profits until my affairs were in such a state that a sudden drop of ten points would wipe me out entirely.
From The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells
With Jesperson's shrewd aid he had pyramided Max's original million credits into an imposing fortune—and much of it was being diverted to hyperspace research.
From Starman's Quest by Stan Mack
Even after lavishing a goodly part of his gains upon the mysterious diva, in every fantastic way possible, in their stealthy meetings, Clayton still had pyramided his capital and now was sure of another harvest.
From The Midnight Passenger : a novel by Richard Savage
As he had pyramided in Dawson City, he now pyramided in Oakland; but he did it with the knowledge that it was a stable enterprise rather than a risky placer-mining boom.
From Burning Daylight by Jack London
