entered
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past participleof enter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
enterverb (used without object)to come or go in. -
past tense formof enter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
enterverb (used without object)to come or go in.
Example Sentences
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But the family entered the country under humanitarian parole, which allows them to remain for one year, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But by then it was too late for some pupils who had already lost their chance of a specific university course, because they had entered clearing.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Lakers entered the game averaging a league-best 128 points per game and the Trail Blazers were right behind them at 126 points per game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, entered Argentina on Tuesday night before boarding a flight to Ecuador, the country's National Directorate of Migration said on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
I have changed, have moved back in time, have entered an altered state, a primitive state.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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