thread
noun
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
had threaded
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past perfectof thread.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By now, we had threaded through the dunes and, having dodged a few scattered elephant seals along the way, we reached Año Nuevo Point.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
A Twitter user had threaded several media clips that showed Baldwin failing to correct assumptions about her heritage and asking for the English word for cucumber during a cooking TV segment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2021
Stokes followed it up five minutes later with a clinical right-footed shot after Joe Ledley had threaded a pass through the St Mirren defence.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2014
Within moments Fernando Tissone had threaded through a pass which the striker clipped over Frey's outstretched leg to seal a 3-1 win.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2012
Before Hannah could deny it, the girl had threaded her arm through Hannah’s, calling out to a knot of girls who were standing by a newly arrived wagon.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
