tinker
noun
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
had tinkered
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past perfectof tinker.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By Friday, he had tinkered it down to “Nimbra,” for whatever reason.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2024
Azubuike missed time with an ankle injury, then needed wrist surgery, and suddenly the twin-post lineups that Self had tinkered with all offseason were useless.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2019
The Ducks football coach had tinkered with the spread formation but, after a couple of seasons, wasn’t getting the results he wanted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2017
He had tinkered with recorded music himself in the 1970s and 1980s, slotting in a cassette tape to play Willie Nelson’s “The Party’s Over” when pitchers were pulled.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2017
The amateur riggers who had tinkered with the Polly's gear in makeshift fashion had not troubled to smooth off spikes with which they had repaired the martingale's lower end.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
