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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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
Stevenson-Hamilton had scooped the Funeral Director of the Year prize at the Scottish Funeral Awards in 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2022
Here and there the archaeologists had scooped it away to reveal granite walls that had once been smoothly plastered.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
