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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It was based on the profile picture of the couple’s shared Facebook account, but Walters had swapped out palm trees for three Christian crosses and the American flag rippling in the breeze.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
This is a reference to the radio exchange between Verstappen and his engineer Gianpiero Lambiase in which Lambiase told him Norris and Piastri had swapped positions.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
His camouflage outfit—he had swapped his Gap combat trousers for the real thing—fitted him badly, cutting in between his legs and under his arms but hanging loose everywhere else.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
