had chronicled
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past perfectof chronicle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
chroniclenouna chronological record of events; a history.
Example Sentences
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He had chronicled about 20 of these flying day trips when we spoke, and the number grows all the time.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2025
The notice to the government said this was the sixth inspection since 2016 and reports had chronicled a steady decline.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
Other scientists had chronicled children with identical features — DiGeorge syndrome, for instance — but ultimately it was agreed that they were talking about the same syndrome and kids.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2021
Since 2008, the series — TLC's most watched, averaging 3.2 million viewers — had chronicled the family life of Arkansas couple Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their children, now numbering 19.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2015
Gladys remembered that the county paper had chronicled the sweeping away of several bridges; others were left doubtless undermined, insecure, trembling to their fall.
From The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee by Douglas Duer