advertise
verb (used with object)
to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it.
had advertised
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past perfectof advertise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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RAD had advertised heavily on social-media sites to find investors for its property-flipping projects and its rental portfolio of single-family homes across the country.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
In 2024, Qantas paid a A$100 million civil penalty after Australia’s consumer-rights regulator alleged the airline had advertised tickets for more than 8,000 flights that it had already canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
The lawsuit — filed in 2021 by Dream Key pass holder Jenale Nielsen — alleged Disney had advertised that that particular pass, its most expensive offer, would not have any blackout dates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
The Natural Solutions Foundation, along with trustees Rima Laibow and Ralph Fucetola, had advertised the “Dr Rima Recommends Nano Silver 10 parts per million dietary supplement,” as being capable of treating and preventing COVID-19.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Although the notice had advertised that the first day of the convention was for women only, about forty men were mixed in with the crowd.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
