stock
noun
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
had stocked
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past perfectof stock.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Other people in Perranporth said they had stocked up on supplies in case they lost power during Storm Austen.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Australia has released some of the oil it had stocked away for use in an emergency and temporarily lowered fuel standards, meaning that more-polluting fuel can be sold to consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
In another Khartoum district, Farah Abbas said his family was fortunate since they had stocked up on food, including flour, rice, oil and other essentials ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
The store had stocked up on bread, milk, eggs, firewood and other staples — and locals had begun clearing them out.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Over the preceding week, Hall’s Sherpas had stocked the Col with 363 pounds of bottled oxygen—55 cylinders.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
