quench
verb (used with object)
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
had quenched
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past perfectof quench.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The river’s rich underground aquifers had quenched L.A. but weren’t enough for new people and new thirsts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
When asked if he had quenched his thirst for coaching, Coughlin responded, “Not necessarily.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2016
"Oh, please treat it as a loan!" cried the young Max, in an agony of embarrassment when the firemen who had quenched a chimney fire in the Beerbohm parlor coldly declined a tip.
From Time Magazine Archive
The charred sticks still lay on the rocks where the rain had quenched them but the sand by the water was smooth again.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Only once the tiger had quenched her thirst did she turn to the goat to satisfy her hunger.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
