roughen
verb (used with or without object)
had roughened
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past perfectof roughen.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The British Overseas Airways station at London knew the weather had roughened over the Bay of Biscay.
From Time Magazine Archive
He thought the therapy he was taking had roughened it.
From Time Magazine Archive
It pained him to see how her hands had roughened.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
At length the news came that a fall of snow had roughened its surface.
From Among the Tibetans by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
He had entered joyously on his duties as patrol leader, but one disagreement after another with Tim had roughened his road.
From Don Strong, Patrol Leader by William Heyliger
