carry
verb (used with object)
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport.
had carried
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past perfectof carry.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The United States said Sunday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on an small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
And if Snead was going to win himself a championship, it dawned on him that everything that had carried the Rams to this point would have to change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Meagher said council teams and engineers had carried out "painstaking" work in order to make the site safe.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"That day I felt that many of the dreams I had carried inside me for years were suddenly taken away."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Whatever anesthesia had carried me through the event was starting to wear off and with each passing second the thought of sitting around all night, alone, was seeming more and more unbearable.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
