skate
noun
had skated
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past perfectof skate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier, the defense had wasted little time attacking Davidson during cross-examination, suggesting within minutes that he had skated on the edge of extortion and was given to convenient lapses of memory.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Unlike fellow center Matty Beniers, another Kraken rookie who got 10 games under his belt last spring before playing Monday night, this was the first time Wright had skated with an NHL uniform on.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Alexa Knierim had skated with her husband Chris as a pair for so long that no other touch felt like his.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022
His greatest rival, Japan’s two-time gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, had skated out of contention for the most part two days earlier.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
He wore a large black hat that looked like a raven with widespread wings, and a velvet vest across which the patina of the centuries had skated.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
