strap
noun
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
had strapped
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past perfectof strap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An eye-witness described seeing one driver who had got out of his car who had strapped himself to a lamppost with his belt, to stop himself from being washed away.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Joanna Cloonan had strapped her son Aiden into his booster seat and was driving him to kindergarten on the same stretch of freeway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
By his account, he had strapped the baby into a motorized Fisher-Price swing, with the seat about a foot off the floor, while he sat on the couch and fed the other child.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 26, 2018
But the video camera Mr. Wilder had strapped to his head caught the whole episode.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2012
"Men will look at you," Maester Luwin had warned him the first time they had strapped the wicker basket around Hodor's chest.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
