shave
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
had shaven
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past perfectof shave.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They and their charcoal hair and soot-coloured brows and bluish-ash-smeared cheeks where they had shaven close; but their heritage showed.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
They knew he had shaven off his mustache.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
We knew that all those rabbits that had shaven bellies—our scientific knowledge adequately covered this point because it was our job to shave the rabbits—were undergoing Aschheim-Zondek tests.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
He had shaven off his whiskers and made a close crop of his hair, and was so changed in his appearance that no one would have suspected that he was the same man.
From Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles by McElroy, John
They all wore ankle-length gowns, and they all had shaven heads.
From A Slave is a Slave by Piper, H. Beam
