tuck
verb (used with object)
to put into a small, close, or concealing place.
had tucked
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past perfectof tuck.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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RFK had sweated through a teal t-shirt, which he had tucked into blue jeans.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
During a performance at the BET Awards, he boasted that his skills had "tucked a sensitive rapper back in his pyjama clothes".
From BBC ● May 1, 2024
Vanessa had tucked her spiky blue mohawk beneath a wig of thick long hair.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023
He brought down one long pass to him during the recent Merseyside derby against Everton with the instep of his right foot that he had tucked behind his left leg.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022
He coughed mean and violent, and spit something thick into an old handkerchief he had tucked in his shirt pocket.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
