taste
verb (used with object)
to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth.
had tasted
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past perfectof taste.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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White had tasted success in the late 1960s as the drummer in the Ramsey Lewis Trio before putting together the group that would become Earth, Wind & Fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Among those at the event who had tasted Roberts’ wines was Jeff Woolson, a longtime family friend who described the Chardonnay as “not buttery but really minerally and clean.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025
After preparing the recipe, the postsurvey evaluated similar questions after the peer educator had tasted the finished recipe.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
He had tasted the bluefin he caught, he said, but few other Tunisians ever would.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
He had tasted riches, passion and power, but for a long time he remained a Samana in his heart.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
