had bolstered
- past perfect of bolster.
Example Sentences
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Those moves had bolstered the company’s revenue by raising monthly rates and fees but frustrated some customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
That has increased discontent among staff members, who were already upset about cuts to recruitment and retention bonuses that had bolstered officer pay at some of the agency’s hardest-to-staff facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
It said South Korea’s military had bolstered its surveillance posture and was maintaining readiness.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
The 2015 acquisition of Royal Bank of Scotland's North American corporate loan portfolio had bolstered Mizuho's capabilities in debt capital markets.
From Reuters ● Jul. 3, 2023
So long had he mantled himself in the braggadocio rhetoric and rounded phrases of The Profession, that he could not rid himself of the bluff which had bolstered up his years of miserable failure.
From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.
