cage
noun
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
had caged
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past perfectof cage.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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OpenAI had caged the models in a “sandbox,” a system that didn’t have access to the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The cells, which had caged men, seemed to have suffered the most from time and neglect.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2016
Hickenlooper visited a trout hatchery on Tuesday near Durango, where wildlife officials had caged more than 100 juvenile fish at several locations along the Animas to monitor their health.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2015
Walesa admitted that the authorities had caged "one of the most outstanding and bravest fighters for the cause of Solidarity and human rights."
From Time Magazine Archive
I asked, for his manner suggested that it was some strange creature which he had caged up in my room.
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
