surf
noun
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
had surfed
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past perfectof surf.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I quit surfing at the beach where we had surfed together and where I first stood up on a board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Earlier this month, Google agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. who had surfed the internet through its Chrome web browser.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Steudtner's world record wave was only officially measured and ratified 18 months after he had surfed it.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
Ray and Johnson had surfed that morning, they said—“six-to-eight footers.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2018
They had surfed a wave of emotion in the buildup to this tie and they believed that the fairytale script would play out.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012
