account
noun
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.
had accounted
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past perfectof account.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By then, he believed the team had accounted for everything it reasonably could.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Data from the Federal Reserve and Moody’s Analytics show that the top 10% of U.S. earners now account for more than 45% of consumer spending, up from the 40% they had accounted for since 2020.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
They had a combined 1.36 ERA this month before Friday and had accounted for 72% of the Dodgers’ total playoff innings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
"It was obviously important to us to triage the injured people, to assess the people who were still stuck in the bus, and to make sure we had accounted for everyone."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
Beside the Colonel at their head, rode Donovan the scout, whom we had accounted as dead.
From The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter
