had commenced
- past perfect of commence.
Example Sentences
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Never mind that the FDA blessed the biomarker measure before Regenxbio had commenced its trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
On Saturday, the Bruins had commenced a takeover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
On Tuesday, the telecoms firm said it had commenced operations of a computing platform through which it aims to develop an LLM in 2024.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2023
On Monday, Kyiv's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said some offensive operations had commenced around the eastern city of Bakhmut, which she called an "epicentre of hostilities".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
And then he commenced retracing Reggie’s drive, matching times with texts, which had commenced with the one sent at 6:17.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
