slide
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
had slid
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past perfectof slide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His mask had slid off, and Amundson was taken aback by how young he was.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
With that drop, the stock had slid 17.4% amid a three-day losing streak.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
The roof of the pre-fabricated cabin on the back of his truck had slid off, the driver said, revealing an unexpected and illicit cargo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Before the split took effect it had slid 11% over the past three months, dragged down by a third-quarter earnings miss that the company blamed on a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
The mine at Bartley was always having cutoffs and strikes, and in the last few years, many Bartley families had slid into poverty and misery.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
