scavenge
verb (used with object)
to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
had scavenged
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past perfectof scavenge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ranchers reported no predators or birds had scavenged the remains, the Sheriff’s office said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Cecilia wanted soap, so Espy handed her a bar she had scavenged from the nearby shelter.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
Volunteers had scavenged the wood to build the house and had painted murals on the outer walls.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
Legal briefs were sometimes printed on paper that Ms. Holdman had scavenged from library wastebaskets.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2017
I couldn't walk into that room with the smoky fire from the damp branches I had scavenged at the edge of the woods after the coal had run out, my bands empty of any hope.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
