slash
verb (used with object)
to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
had slashed
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past perfectof slash.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"It is the right decision, especially with the summer season coming," she said, adding that the restrictions had slashed her revenues by 80 percent.
From Barron's β Apr. 28, 2026
The company slightly raised its 2025 adjusted profit view, which it had slashed in July.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2025
Within six months, Nintendo had slashed the price by almost half, and over time it picked up traction.
From BBC β Apr. 4, 2025
Meloni cited figures that motor vehicle production in Italy had dropped from 1 million in 2017 to under 700,000 in 2022 and that Stellantis had slashed 7,000 jobs since the merger.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 25, 2024
Why not? someone else had slashed in answer.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
