wrack
noun
wreck or wreckage.
had wracked
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past perfectof wrack.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Conceived in the aftermath of World War Two, the European Union was meant as a way of leaving behind forever the conflicts between nation-states that had wracked the continent in the past.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2015
In mid-June, when the Pretoria government declared the national state of emergency, white officials predicted that the bloodshed that had wracked the country sporadically for almost two years would soon end.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Balls and the Lathams, the Honeys and the Coffins of that ancient day had "wracked" the stranded craft most thoroughly.
From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
Sitting before his dead hearth while the afternoon shadows slanted and lengthened, Spurrier wondered what agonies had wracked the heart of Napoleon 158 when he was called upon to choose between Josephine and a dynasty.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh
The feeling of unfulfillment that had wracked him constantly was giving way.
From Stubble by Looms, George
