wade
verb (used without object)
to walk in water, when partially immersed.
had waded
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past perfectof wade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Local media reported he had waded through storm water searching for an exit before eventually being rescued by firefighters who lifted a drain lid, allowing him to climb out.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024
He had waded into a river and was taken into custody on an island in the river, state police said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
He had waded the Rio Grande and walked two hours to the pickup location for the truck with the toilets.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
The San Francisco Fire Department also helped more than two dozen beach-goers who had waded into knee-deep water or less but were in potentially dangerous positions, Baxter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2022
The few who found it invigorating tended to be men who had waded in its “river of death,” Sinclair’s phrase, and panned from it great fortunes.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
