had alighted
- past perfect of alight.
Example Sentences
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The scientists, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, had alighted upon what they called an “octopus garden.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Misery, that crucial element of sports, had alighted here.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
His gaze had alighted on a simple prop, a pair of reading glasses, that reminded him of his late father.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2020
Behind us, Springsteen had alighted from a people carrier.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2016
It was the same vehicle whence, a year ago, I had alighted one summer evening on this very spot—how desolate, and hopeless, and objectless!
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
