skewer
noun
a long pin of wood or metal for inserting through meat or other food to hold or bind it in cooking.
had skewered
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past perfectof skewer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His colleague, Lawrence Buhler, added that the defence had skewered his client over his pre-existing health issues but that "he was healthy enough to ski and now he doesn't".
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
Later works dig more deeply into the stereotypes and racial history that he had skewered earlier with more manic energy.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
At first, they wondered whether local children had skewered the backbones as a joke.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2022
He squinted his eyes, drew back the string, and seconds later his arrow had skewered a red ball.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2018
Tyrion had skewered a chunk of meat on the point of his dagger and brought it to his mouth.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
