Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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The drifters had wolfed down the last morsel.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
I understood why JoJo had wolfed it down.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
He had wolfed down his morning Koffee-Kup with one eye on the clock and one eye on his growing sense of impending crisis.
From Meeting of the Board by Alan Edward Nourse
He sucked his greasy fingers avidly after he had wolfed down his portion.
From Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton
It looks as if "Bobby" had wolfed the lot!
From Man and Maid by Elinor Glyn
