scupper
noun
a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
had scuppered
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past perfectof scupper.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The site said 70 per cent of visitors had packed up and gone, which Richard Workman, one of its directors, said had scuppered hopes for a bumper bank holiday weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
Competition concerns had scuppered a previous deal, which valued the firm at more than $2bn.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
On Wednesday, she said China had scuppered the island's negotiations to secure supplies of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination.
From BBC ● May 27, 2021
You could argue that, at this point in his life, he had scuppered his career so comprehensively that his appearance in this film counted as a kindness on Allen’s part.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2017
The Huns had scuppered this battery and ransacked their dug-outs.
From Pushed and the Return Push by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
