shuffle
verb (used without object)
to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
had shuffled
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past perfectof shuffle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“Mike Rinder sent us an email today, to let us know that he had shuffled off this mortal coil,” Ortega tweeted Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
“Your Honor, that’s outrageous and needs to be remedied,” he said of a man who had shuffled into the courtroom, his legs shackled.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
It brings a close to a case that led to protests in Columbus, Ohio, and scrutiny of the foster care system that had shuffled Ma’Khia between at least five homes in two years.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
Ms. Roberts remained a presence in the Capitol well after her cancer diagnosis, traipsing down halls that she had shuffled through as a child and run through as a reporter.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2019
They grew louder, closer-—the other boys had shuffled across the room and as far away from the window as possible.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
