brief
adjective
lasting or taking a short time; of short duration.
had briefed
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past perfectof brief.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Horry County Police Department detective Alan Jones had briefed Tamasi by phone while they were both en route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Central Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee, that he had briefed officials on such a maritime option.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Roberts testified that an FBI agent assigned to the investigation had briefed his supervisors about Romero’s planned arrest before they went to Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
They also told the BBC they had briefed the McCann's on their ongoing investigation.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023
He had briefed the staff in the laboratory on Leesburg Pike—which had been handling monkey blood and tissue samples— about the need to handle these specimens as if they were infected with the aids virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
