collar
noun
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
had collared
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past perfectof collar.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Department of Fish and Wildlife came in contact with Crimson, whom they referred to as P-131, because the National Park Service had collared his mother as part of a long-term research project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Indeed, the moose calf Kantar responded to in April had lost nearly 100 pounds in the three months since he had collared her—a common scenario, Kantar says.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 11, 2018
The researchers had collared a few random facts, for what they might be worth.
From Time Magazine Archive
As for Walter Middleton, he had collared the young miscreant before the word was fairly out of his mouth.
From Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
The man whom he had collared was climbing to his feet; behind them men were bending down for a "scrum."
From The Prelude to Adventure by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
