had
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Lyons had ruffled feathers by flipping an organizational chart upside down at a sales meeting and urging the sales force to challenge conventional wisdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The region went into a state of emergency on Friday, but it had ended by Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Ohtani had been throwing bullpen sessions up to this point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The paper writes that the outage had "no impact on the UK's wider power supply".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
It had been a peaceful night until Abigail’s cries ripped the dark sky open.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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