rock
noun
a stone of any size.
had rocked
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past perfectof rock.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But Harry has admitted the revelations made in his 2023 controversial biography "Spare" and a devastating TV interview with Oprah Winfrey had rocked relations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
One opposition lawmaker on Wednesday said Fedorov had rocked the establishment but predicted that his statement would likely have a limited effect politically since parliament had approved Zelensky’s defense minister and didn’t want further turbulence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Koons’s sculpture, unveiled in 2019 at the Petit Palais, was meant as a symbol of healing and a remembrance of victims of terror attacks that had rocked France a few years earlier.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said the "horrific tragedy" had rocked the country, particularly because people "associate weddings with love and... celebrations".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2023
It had rocked him when he heard who and what his father was.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
