sprout
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
had sprouted
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past perfectof sprout.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the shade beneath the fading giant, a seedling had sprouted.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Dalling noticed that the fronds were strongly embedded in the soil and had sprouted a network of rootlets.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
She’d pin on a button with her daughter’s face and set out for whatever makeshift memorial had sprouted up.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
And even the survivors were struggling to keep up with fast-growing poplar saplings, some already 3 meters tall, that had sprouted on their own.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2021
Clusters of daffodils and pudgy little purple hyacinths had sprouted up all over our yard.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
