sally
noun
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
had sallied
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past perfectof sally.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In another five minutes we had sallied out on our road.
From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Louisa Jebb
Mrs. Watts did not detect the tragic element in Mattie's peroration; she had sallied forth in search of her, and had found her in the streets ragged and penniless and hungry.
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) by Frederick William Robinson
From the small Hoy's Station Captain John Holder had sallied in rescue of two captured boys, and he and his party also had been badly defeated.
From Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
While its inmates were despatching their much-needed breakfasts Vipan and Oregon Dave had sallied forth upon a scout.
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Bertram Mitford
During these long hours four times the boys had sallied forth and hunted the street up and down.
From The Front Yard by Constance Fenimore Woolson
