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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Pilgrimages inspire some people, we knew from acquaintances who had trekked routes such as the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Like thousands of others, they had trekked through the perilous Darién Gap, the jungle that connects Colombia and Panama, and kept going north until they reached Texas.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
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
