had arrogated
- past perfect of arrogate.
Example Sentences
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He had arrogated to himself the privilege to call, and to assume the president would take his call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2018
He had arrogated to himself the disposal of his life, but it was made clear to him that a higher wisdom had decreed otherwise.
From The Shadow of the East by Hull, E. M. (Edith Maude)
Clarendon, it was alleged, had arrogated to himself a superior direction in all his Majesty's affairs.
From Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of
For, be it known, the women of the Doraine took a most determined stand against the manner in which the men, viva voce, had arrogated unto themselves the right to name the baby.
From West Wind Drift by McCutcheon, George Barr
Moreover, the Chamberlain had arrogated to himself the right of interfering in dramatic affairs upon all occasions that he judged fitting.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton
