waft
verb (used with object)
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water.
had wafted
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past perfectof waft.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And since then, tensions between the two nations have grown following a series of events touched off by the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon that had wafted across the U.S. earlier this year.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Eight days ago, F-22 jets downed the large white balloon that had wafted over the U.S. for days at an altitude of about 60,000 feet.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
In fact, days after it ignited, the fire had wafted a giant pyrocumulus cloud over the Sierra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
I held doors open for them to squeeze through while they smiled at the various birthday parties they had wafted into.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2020
The warm, sweet smell of cafe con leche had wafted its way up to me, and my stomach growled in response.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
