wend
verb (used with object)
to pursue or direct (one's way).
had wended
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past perfectof wend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Behind the angry, sharp-tongued outsider who scandalized admirers of John Paul II and stumbled into an Internet-breaking feud with Miley Cyrus was an eclectic artist whose career had wended down a multitude of avenues.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2015
The crowd that had wended its way down the long roads into the valley that is Beausejour gamely partied on, athough much of the heart had gone from them.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2010
Thrice already Margaretta To the door her way had wended, But as many times returning She at last approached the bedside.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
Horace meanwhile had wended his way with some trepidation and curiosity to the manager’s sanctum.
From Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life by Talbot Baines Reed
He had wended his way through strange streets and lanes, with a big haversack under his arm, which Daley had relieved him of at the door, and brought into the room under his arm.
From Manuel Pereira by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
