trawl
noun
a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
had trawled
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past perfectof trawl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The couple in Essex had trawled the internet and failed to find anything about Bheg.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2018
Salvo said he and his fellow directors had trawled Asia and the Middle East trying to find a backer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2013
Inspired, McLean had trawled through the just-released genome in the days before his talk.
From Nature ● Aug. 10, 2011
When he came to talk about the novel at the book club, the author confirmed that he had trawled fashion magazines to make ill-judged combinations of clothing.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2010
It was too far off to see a splash, but Thomas Marshall had trawled the English Channel long enough to know a London-to-Paris airliner when he saw one.
From Time Magazine Archive
