accord
verb (used without object)
to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
had accorded
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past perfectof accord.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The N.H.L. had accorded shootout wins equal status with regulation and overtime victories since the league instituted shootouts in the 2005-6 season.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2010
Yet by the end of last week not a single country had accorded diplomatic recognition to the newborn.
From Time Magazine Archive
All independent South American nations had accorded Brazil nonbelligerent status.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oom Tuys introduced me to them and they met me as man to man, giving me the same salute they had accorded my uncle.
From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by Owen Rowe O'Neil
And Elisabeth—also possessing charm—earned forgiveness as quickly as she had accorded it.
From The Farringdons by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
