spoil
verb (used with object)
to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: Drought spoiled the corn crop.
had spoiled
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past perfectof spoil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His family would boil pool water to heat up quick meals such as instant ramen noodles since everything in their refrigerator had spoiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024
Four years later, renovation work saw limestone blocks cemented on top of the slabs, which sparked accusations that it had spoiled the stones' natural beauty.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
Her food had spoiled, and she has struggled to get a reimbursement for her food stamps.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2024
The planned meeting comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blasted top officials last week for their "irresponsible" response to flood damage, saying they had "spoiled" the national economy.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023
Much of the food had spoiled or gone overboard in the storm.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
