bridge
noun
a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
had bridged
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past perfectof bridge.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Several male chimps who had bridged cliques within the larger group died from disease, weakening social ties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
But Egyptian and Qatari reports said mediators had bridged the gaps between the two sides and both were committed to continue implementation.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2025
At Magdeburg, where it had bridged the Elbe, the "Hell on Wheels" Division was forced to backtrack for the first time in 30 months of fighting Germans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tom Dewey had bridged the gap characteristically, organizing, organizing, organizing.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had remembered the little old rose he had dared to throw on her desk, and had bridged the years with this letter!
From The Search by Grace Livingston Hill
