bond
noun
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
had bonded
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past perfectof bond.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The students’ process of losing teachers they had bonded with, come to trust and looked forward to having again is anything but painless.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Doctor Dmitri Drekonja, who worked with Pretti, told ABC News the pair had bonded over their interest in mountain biking and would compare notes on which trails to ride.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
The writer and director had bonded over historic literary and cinematic material that they both found terrifying, and called upon Fisher to bring those terrors to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
"By applying an electrical voltage via these 'wires', we are able to read how many bacteria had bonded to the sensor."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
He had bonded to her in exactly the same way a parent did when presented with his or her newborn child.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
