swipe
noun
a swing of the arm, paw, etc., in order to strike someone or something.
had swiped
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past perfectof swipe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Plagued by insomnia, the 11-year-old British boy pulled a slender book off his mother’s shelf, one she had swiped from school where she taught.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The rumor whispered around Kentucky political circles at the time was that Mr. Comer had swiped the emails from the computer server for the husband’s former law firm and leaked them to the newspaper.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
The Oscar-winning actress told the Sunday Times that her husband had swiped a toilet roll when the couple were attending a charity event.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2019
Hearing Ágatha’s shrieks, another group of partygoers presumed he must be the same teen who had swiped a pair of sunglasses from them earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2018
But within the hour Pax had swiped it, which made Peter laugh—just like him, Pax had to have it.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
