coin
noun
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
had coined
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past perfectof coin.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The UFW was among those paying tribute to Huerta, who reportedly died of cancer, on Wednesday, saying in a statement posted to social media that she had coined its motto - "Si Se Puede!"
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Herzen had coined the term “patriotic syphilis” for the rally-around-the-flag propaganda campaign during the Polish campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He studied under the founder of quantum mechanics, Niels Bohr, and Bohr had coined the term “complementarity” to describe the uncanny experimental results that quantum physics produced.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 16, 2023
Burke, 49, had coined “Me Too” as part of her advocacy work more than a decade before a hashtagged tweet from actor Alyssa Milano, in the wake of the Weinstein allegations, saw the phrase explode.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
He next started to invent separate signs for each word, and again became dissatisfied when he had coined thousands of signs and still needed more.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
