roast
verb (used with object)
to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
had roasted
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past perfectof roast.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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During the previous year’s show, Cohen had roasted ABC’s programming and referred to the “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” lineup as “Ryan Seacrest’s group of losers that are performing behind us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
But there was plenty to like about the herb-crusted halibut fillet the kitchen had roasted and coupled with a bright and fruity emulsion of red wine and butter.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
I had roasted two eggplants and set them aside to turn them into one of several mezze plates that I had planned to serve as the starter for a Mediterranean-inspired dinner.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2017
Chaix had roasted a chicken for dinner, and she set it down in front of Mathews to carve, but he found he was in too much pain.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2016
It was not unpleasant in itself, if you did not know what had once been there—the sedge, the ducks, and the giant carp that two tramps had roasted and feasted on by the island temple.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
