Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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A ship from Brazil carrying 19,000 cattle had anchored in the South African city the night before, in order to reload on animal feed.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024
In Nashville, the Reed family’s Chevrolet dealership had anchored the city’s midtown since its patriarch, Jim Reed Jr., opened a brick building in 1930 to hawk automobiles.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Each had anchored his network’s evening newscasts for roughly two decades at that point.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
Days earlier, Tran Hong Tho had anchored his new, 60-foot boat off Woody Island when he spotted the red and green lights of a Chinese ship approaching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
The Argo II had anchored in the bay along with six or seven cruise ships.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
