streak
noun
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
had streaked
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past perfectof streak.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had streaked toward goaltender Petr Mrazek, moving the puck right, then pushing it to the left before flipping a wrist shot over Mrazek’s pad.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2015
The receiver had streaked by San Francisco cornerback Chris Culliver, but Flacco's pass was slightly underthrown and Jones fell to the ground as he adjusted to make the catch at the eight-yard line.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2013
Lacking retrorockets, the capsule had streaked through the atmosphere much faster than was planned, but the parachutes worked fine.
From Time Magazine Archive
A blue Buick sedan, it was reported, had streaked away into the underworld.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside, the sun had streaked the fog a molten pink and gold.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
