had appropriated
- past perfect of appropriate.
Example Sentences
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After reading Babb’s novel, some Steinbeck scholars, like Michael J. Meyer, began to substantiate the merit of the claims that Steinbeck had appropriated Babb’s material.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
Army in 1877 after the U.S. government had appropriated Nez Percé land.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
It would be unfair to judge the young Irish writer’s debut by its American jacket copy, which makes “Exciting Times” sound as if Candace Bushnell had appropriated a mundane subplot of “Crazy Rich Asians.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
I knew that the City Council had appropriated an initial $100,000 to deal with the situation.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
The king had appropriated Ser Raymun's audience chamber, and that was where Ned found them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
