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
The volunteers had strapped on devices to measure their heart rates and the temperature of their skin.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
In 31 of 32 games this season--29 of them victories--Edney had strapped the Bruins on his slender shoulders and carried them to the brink of a Final Four championship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2020
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
He had taken Benton’s notes and not blown them out of proportion so much as he had strapped an atom bomb to every letter of every word.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
