tunnel
noun
an underground passage.
had tunneled
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past perfectof tunnel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“At these depths, there would not be noise and vibration,” Sheridan said, noting that Metro had tunneled in similar soil conditions at similar depths without settlement problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
In 2021, using lidar technology, Estrada-Belli found evidence that looters had tunneled inside a seemingly royal pyramid within the city’s monumental core.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 26, 2024
But by Saturday afternoon, when rescuers had tunneled to within inches of where the boy was stuck, the authorities went quiet about his condition.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2022
He can tell which species is near by just looking at the holes they had tunneled in the ground when they emerged.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2021
Still he had tunneled far enough to escape the frost when winter began, and the snow that stopped all surface work made transport easier.
From The Lure of the North by Harold Bindloss
