claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
had claimed
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past perfectof claim.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The previous week South Africa head coach Erasmus had claimed Van Rensburg had been "very keen" in talks with Springboks officials, but ultimately wasn't selected.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had claimed the US had "dismantled Iran's military capabilities, destroyed nearly 100 percent of its military factories, and buried its nuclear programme".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Jeffries had claimed he was suffering from severe dementia and was unfit to proceed to trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
They had claimed that Proposition 39 would make voting easier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Once he had sat by the canal with Bo and Mosca, and Bo had claimed that mermen and mermaids had built those steps.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
