had thickened
- past perfect of thicken.
Example Sentences
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Looking back at that smoke, it had thickened considerably.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Behind them, the crowd of civilians at No. 144 had thickened.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
The snow, after hours of absorbing solar radiation, had thickened to what one student referred to as “elephant snot.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2019
The tests showed the wall of his heart had thickened and the results were "at the very edge of normal".
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2017
The fine lines of rain had thickened, but he didn’t want to stop to put the roof up; and so he didn’t, even when his car hood began to drum loudly.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
