had circumnavigated
- past perfect of circumnavigate.
Example Sentences
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In that briefing, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman also revealed one balloon had circumnavigated the planet in 2019, travelling over Hawaii and Florida.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2023
When the pair vanished in the South Pacific, they had circumnavigated their way around three-quarters of the Equator, the BBC reported.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2012
On one play in the first period, after Karlsson had circumnavigated the entire Rangers’ offensive zone with the puck, John Mitchell took it away from him and set up John Scott for a breakaway.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
They had circumnavigated the globe and proved beyond all doubt that by sailing westward one might come round to where one started.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
His heroic lieutenant, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, then took command, and continued the voyage until he had circumnavigated the globe for the first time in its history.
From The Spanish Pioneers by Lummis, Charles F.
