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
He saluted the lady, who gave him a pleasanter reception than her bearish husband had accorded to him.
From The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder by Oliver Optic
France was receiving the pitiless treatment which she had accorded other lands.
From The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo by Cyrus Townsend Brady
