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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He had sprouted to 6 feet 2 and 175 pounds after being 5-8 as a sophomore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
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
A small forest had sprouted in the alley.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Somewhere in the distant past House Karstark had sprouted from House Stark, and Lord Ar- nolf had been the first of Eddard Stark’s bannermen to declare for Stannis.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
