capture
verb (used with object)
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.
had captured
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past perfectof capture.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson said Shanice had "generously volunteered her time" while studying and had "captured special moments for us through her photography".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
As tech’s latest craze started to blossom in 2023, Microsoft invested $10 billion in OpenAI, the startup that had captured the world’s collective imagination with ChatGPT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The astronauts flew behind the Moon's far side at an unprecedented altitude of some 4,000 miles, allowing for humans to see with their own eyes lunar regions that previously only robots had captured.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
In a statement, Jo Sarsby Management described him as a "true pioneer of wildlife filmmaking" who had captured "some of the most breathtaking and intimate images" of the natural world.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Ridgeway faced the man or woman he had captured.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
