had swallowed
- past perfect of swallow.
Example Sentences
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But he was dry and there was no evidence Preston had swallowed water.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
I had swallowed my pride and agreed to pay him nearly $1,000 to cart away furniture and other large items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
By wisely splitting author Frank Herbert’s sprawling 1965 sci-fi novel into two parts, director Denis Villeneuve managed to tame an unruly narrative sandworm that had swallowed up earlier filmmakers like David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
Amid the righteous grief that had swallowed up the United States, few words would have been less welcome or more relevant than these from a poem by W.H.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
Jeremy's stomach began to squirm so violently that he felt as though he had swallowed something that was still alive.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
