spray
noun
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
had sprayed
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past perfectof spray.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A police spokesperson said a man had sprayed a substance at a cash machine on the ground floor of the building in the luxury Ginza 6 shopping centre on Monday.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Jose and his sister Raquel, 19, described entering a field in 2022 after a tractor had sprayed in rows next to where they were working.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
He had sprayed the woman outside a neighboring business, the Barbarossa Lounge on Montgomery Street.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Firefighters had sprayed water on the remaining tanks over the weekend to cool them and try to stop the fire from spreading.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
But in May of that year this man lost 800 colonies after the state had sprayed a large area.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
