had thatched
- past perfect of thatch.
Example Sentences
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Finally, though, we arrived in a village where the houses had thatched roofs and the children spoke only the pre-Hispanic language Ch’ol.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2014
Most of the houses were made of clay and bamboo and had thatched roofs, though some of the newer ones had concrete walls and tin roofs that clinked in the rain.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2005
The oldest houses had thatched roofs caked with moss, while the newer had synthetic tiles and solar panels.
From Time Magazine Archive
The houses we saw had thatched roofs, with plastered walls, and I think in every case the cow-stable was attached.
From Three Times and Out by McClung, Nellie L.
The thorn trees had thatched their shapely roofs with vivid green.
From The Light in the Clearing by Bacheller, Irving
