had wiped
- past perfect of wipe.
Example Sentences
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In the immediate aftermath of the 14th-century Black Death, a highly educated Venetian wrote a chronicle claiming that the plague had wiped out a third of his city’s population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
By April 2026, it was reported that the actor had wiped his hands clean of the headache that was their marital home and given his portion of the property to the songstress.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
"It means everything," he said, after he had wiped away his tears.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
"So she had wiped many bottoms of course, but I didn't want one of them to be mine," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2024
She had wiped the tears from her face, and she looked the same again, fearless.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
