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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Word spread quickly, and soon a throng of smartphone-wielding citizens had surrounded the immigration enforcement van, which couldn’t move because one enterprising, early-arriving activist had slid underneath it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
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 cabin on his truck had slid off 180 miles into the 2,000-mile drive, revealing the drones inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
That knowledge had slid into him that afternoon.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
