trek
verb (used without object)
to travel or migrate slowly or with difficulty, often through rough or unsettled territory.
had trekked
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past perfectof trek.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On a recent Saturday, someone had trekked up to leave a small bucket of pink wildflowers near the spot where Isak Andic took his final steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Others had trekked to a nearby train station, jumping over barriers to reach the platform after spending the night in their cars.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
Mr. Khan had trekked to Marja’s district center in Helmand Province from his village several miles away by motorbike, kicking up powdered dust as he navigated the unpaved roads, long damaged by the war.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2021
More than 11,000 Mexican asylum seekers had trekked to the border by last November, according to researchers at UC-San Diego and the University of Texas.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
For weeks we had trekked to get to the port.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
