stash
verb (used with object)
to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place (usually followed byaway ).
had stashed
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past perfectof stash.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In October, I thumbed through snapshots my mother had stashed in albums, envelopes and shoeboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
However, she managed to miss one feeding point, where she had stashed some hydration gels and a note of support from her son.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
In the next phase of his career, Bennett recorded "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in 1962 - a tune by two little-known songwriters that his musical director, pianist Ralph Sharon, had stashed away.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023
He wondered if she was trying to get at some potato chips he had stashed in the cabin.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
He would retrieve the satchel from wherever he had stashed it and find a place to endure the night.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
