had scalped
- past perfect of scalp.
Example Sentences
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It was this "Satan Montgomery" whom Macaulay had scalped with merciless criticism in the Edinburgh Review.
From Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography by Cuyler, Theodore Ledyard
The reporters had scalped him, metaphorically speaking, and his brain was seething.
From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Tracy, Louis
Taken at his fullest inventory he had "scalped" a living out of the world for which he had done but little to make happier or better.
From Laugh and Live by Fairbanks, Douglas
