scoop
noun
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
had scooped
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past perfectof scoop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He was in his second year of an English Literature degree, and Burnham's former lecturer, John Mullan, wrote in the Times that other students thought he had scooped the pools when they began dating.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Per Quartz, the rocket contractor had scooped up at least $15.3 billion in government contracts by April of last year, a figure that’s only grown.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024
When Reddick got to Victory Lane, he was greeted by his boss, who had scooped up Reddick’s 4-year-old son, Beau, on pit road.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
More than a third of those deposits came from Silicon Valley Bank, which First Citizens had scooped up with the backing of U.S. regulators.
From Reuters ● May 10, 2023
I typed “www.njclarion.com.” They were running what I had been leaking since the night before, the two emails Arachnomorph sent to Marks, the ones I had scooped from that poorly guarded brandywine_hollows_hs.nj.edu server.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
