vex
verb (used with object)
had vexed
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past perfectof vex.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That’s when surgeons infused a drug into her spine to fix the ultrarare genetic glitch that had vexed her nervous system since infancy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
It wasn’t just the 3-pointers that had vexed the Wolves this season.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Beckham had vexed the Giants with his off-field behavior, leading co-owner John Mara to declare publicly last March that the team would listen to trade offers for the gifted wideout.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2019
Kelly Magsamen, who helped craft the Pentagon’s Asian policy under the Obama administration, said China’s ability to work outside of the INF treaty had vexed policymakers in Washington, long before Trump came into office.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2018
On returning, now charged to find that woman’s daughter, he knew why the previous assignment had vexed him so.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
