stamp
verb (used with object)
to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
had stamped
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past perfectof stamp.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That has happened in the past, when health authorities were overly confident that they had stamped out polio.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 21, 2023
US cars have had stamped metal license plates for around 125 years.
From NewsForKids.net ● Oct. 21, 2022
Justice Barrett asked Matthew Guarnieri, a lawyer for the federal government, what judges should do if they suspect that government officials had stamped documents as “drafts” to avoid having to disclose them.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2020
Rinne had stamped himself as one of the front-runners for the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs by going 12-4-0 as eighth-seeded Nashville swept through the Western Conference.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2017
While earnestly wishing to erase from his mind the trace of my former offence, I had stamped on that tenacious surface another and far deeper impression: I had burnt it in.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
