appoint
verb (used with object)
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate.
had appointed
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past perfectof appoint.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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McDonald’s said it had appointed Skye Anderson, a 26-year veteran of the company, as president of its U.S. business.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Intel said late Thursday that it had appointed Lee as executive vice president of Intel Foundry, its chip-manufacturing business, reporting directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who had appointed Alison-Madueke, did not appear as a witness.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The county had appointed two Superior Court judges to review the claims for fraud, but Hochman said he believed the vetting that could be conducted by criminal prosecutors in his office was “far superior.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
After his first victory in 1915, Thompson had appointed the black alderman Louis B. Anderson to be his floor leader in the city legislature.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
