scourge
noun
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
had scourged
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past perfectof scourge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Their bulging eyes seemed to rebuke her stares, but what were the attentions of one girl, disturbing their rest, compared to how the world had scourged them since the day they were brought into it?
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Her ill-humor, which had scourged through every avenue of her being, took itself off so completely that it seemed to announce it had had enough of her and would return no more.
From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Hamilton held affectionate, courteous, forbearing, and patriotic language toward the president; Jefferson's exhibited much of the opposite qualities; and his implacable hatred of the man whom he had scourged into active retaliation is very marked.
From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Benson John Lossing
Tarleton’s legion of rangers in their white uniforms were scourging Virginia as they had scourged the Carolinas.
From Erskine Dale?Pioneer by John Fox
The belief in witchcraft, which long had scourged Europe, broke out in a panic of fear and cruelty.
From The Chief End of Man by George Spring Merriam
