accrue
verb (used without object)
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
had accrued
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past perfectof accrue.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Last week, Bancel learned the melanoma trial had accrued enough data to reach statistical significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
In police interviews, Bush – whose funeral parlour was found in a state of chaos when officers raided it – told how debts had accrued, leaving him unable to pay for cremations.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
By 2025, “Monopoly Go!” had accrued $6 billion in lifetime in-app purchase revenue, becoming the fastest free mobile game to do so, according to app analytics firm Sensor Tower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Last I checked, Owens’ video recapping her meeting with Erika had accrued 3.5 million views.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025
The sum of it had almost entirely depleted the modest savings Ekon had accrued from his time at the temple, not that Koffi needed to know that, or anything else about his financial situation.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
