had beaten
- past perfect of beat.
Example Sentences
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Djokovic had beaten Prizmic in their previous meeting at the 2024 Australian Open, saying afterwards it was "like playing myself in a mirror".
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Through Thursday, 87% of S&P 500 members had beaten profit estimates, according to Evercore ISI data.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Bloomberg said almost 80 percent of the S&P 500 firms that have reported first-quarter earnings had beaten analyst estimates so far.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Yet they still thought they had beaten the market!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
A small prune-faced man of an age with Mormont, Ser Ottyn always looked tired, even at Castle Black, and the rain had beaten him down unmercifully.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
