roof
noun
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
had roofed
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past perfectof roof.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tennis writers on Twitter were certainly not distracted: Ultimately, US Open's big mistake was building Ashe without roof in 1997 when Aus Open already had roofed stadium.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2012
Tennis writers on Twitter were certainly not distracted: Ultimately, US Open’s big mistake was building Ashe without roof in 1997 when Aus Open already had roofed stadium.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2012
He had roofed over 70 prices with formal ceilings, had set up 70 more tentative ceilings by voluntary agreements with the industries concerned.
From Time Magazine Archive
Returning to my boat, I found that the little daughters of the pumping-station man had roofed it over like a Venetian gondola and moved in with all their worldly goods.
From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
She had roofed this over with branches of evergreens piled thick and high, to keep off rain and sun.
From For Woman's Love by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
