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
Steudtner's world record wave was only officially measured and ratified 18 months after he had surfed it.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
“There was no surf scene in Florida when I got there. There were guys who had surfed up in Daytona on 16-foot paddleboards in the ’20s and ‘30s,” Murphy said in the post.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
Ray and Johnson had surfed that morning, they said—“six-to-eight footers.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2018
The trio pushed the noise to new levels, after Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh had surfed the sound wave to a world record in qualifying for the 4,000m team pursuit.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2012
