tank
noun
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
had tanked
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past perfectof tank.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The news fuelled a rally of more than one percent in US stocks, which had tanked Tuesday on their return from a long weekend.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
In the time it took Harvard to publish the details, bitcoin had tanked about 20%, falling from $114,000 to $92,000.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025
My quest in Montana had tanked my health, opened my dreary eyes, infested my brain.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024
Shares had tanked Friday on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 dropping 1.4% to cap its worst week since September.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
For the Obamas’ first Christmas in 2009, the stock market had tanked and the unemployment rate was 10 percent.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
