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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They’d make some progress and then come back later only to find the weeds had sprouted again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
The encampment had sprouted up nearly two weeks ago in Alumni Park, a central quad on U.S.C.’s campus in Los Angeles.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2024
Here and there a few plants had sprouted tall, but most of the bamboo seedlings planted more than a year ago never grew.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 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
I thought sure that he had sprouted wings and was flying away.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
