call
verb (used with object)
to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
had called
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past perfectof call.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“I want you to hear me loud and clear,” Andrews said in the ad, released October 8, days after President Donald Trump had called her an anti-trans slur on social media.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
He had called for defence spending to rise to 3% of the country's GDP by 2030, on the way to reaching a Nato target of 3.5% in 2035.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The phone call had come from Amacher—the man now complaining the situation has been blown out of proportion—who said he had called the center, pretending to be a member of Talarico’s family.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
It stems from the March 2024 shooting death of 19-year-old Win Rozario, who had called police to his Queens home during a psychotic episode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Nico had called on the earth to swallow them up, and then he’d run away—terrified of his own powers, and his own emotions.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
