swap
verb (used with object)
to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
had swapped
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past perfectof swap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sukram Ursa, 21, who surrendered in December, said he had swapped his assault rifle for a government-gifted mobile phone.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
At age 78—just two years before the Gimbels show—Moses had swapped her life of farm work and domestic chores for the brush and easel, turning to painting after arthritis ended her endeavors in embroidery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
The Russian defence ministry said it had swapped 150 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024
The viruses had swapped genes and created new combinations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
Ulbrickson had swapped a senior, Wink Winslow, for George Morry, as coxswain, to capitalize on Winslow’s greater experience with river rowing.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
