slit
verb (used with object)
to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
had slit
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past perfectof slit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had slit both pants legs to improve access to his legs.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2020
Grey skirt suits had slit sleeves at the front and there were also herringbone-like dresses and coats.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2019
Some have fallen face down into the murk, others sideways, their lolling lines slouched and tortured as if some sinister puppet master had slit the strings.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2012
Septa Lemore had slit each garment apart, then sewn them back together, joining half of this to half of that to fashion a crude motley.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Things didn't become clearer when he saw that a cop had slit open his pillow and was sifting its contents through his fingers.
From The Pirates of Ersatz by Freas, Kelly
