book
noun
a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
had booked
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past perfectof book.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Alfozan, his wife and another family member had booked one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Kevin Crawford, 91, and his wife Kathleen, 82, said they had booked in for a two-week stay at the hotel.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The hotel Min Zin had booked said he never checked in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In a study for online travel giant Expedia, 13 percent of American travellers said they had booked a trip after seeing a destination on screen.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Goldman traders had booked profits of somewhere between $1.5 billion and $3 billion—even by bond market standards, a breathtaking sum.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
