stain
noun
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
had stained
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past perfectof stain.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Many other bottles were intact, but had stained labels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
When I put a coat of this colored urethane on the woodwork, as well as a scrap we had stained, it was a perfect match.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Birstall seemed anxious to move on, blotting out the memory of a man who had stained the reputation of their community.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2019
Hammons brought the work in a small truck: six very expensive fur coats, all of which he had stained, seared with a blowtorch, or smeared with paint.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019
The sourleaf had stained Masha's teeth a dark red, and made her smile a bloody horror.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
