had chanced
- past perfect of chance.
Example Sentences
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As with many British millennials, my introduction to William, at age 7, came via the “Just William” audiobook, which my mother had chanced upon at a secondhand sale.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
But in the village community centre, the whispers began seven weeks ago when one of the coffee morning regulars said she knew someone who had chanced upon a bag of £20 notes.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2019
I had chanced upon and spoken to Kennedy when he was running in the 1960 West Virginia presidential primary, but when I told Glenn about the encounter, he winced.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2016
Imagine that an intermediate species, say Australopithecus afarensis, had chanced to survive and was discovered in a remote part of Africa.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2014
Since she left the chair sit w’here the gendeman had chanced to put it, she sat to one side in a corner.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
