commend
verb (used with object)
to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend.
had commended
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past perfectof commend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Anti-Defamation League, which had commended Twitch for suspending Beyer, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Huang’s decision to accept the Beyer donation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Still, a White House spokesman had commended Mr. Erdogan for his efforts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2022
Shortly before the French Revolution, it was whitewashed, leading one prominent critic to grumble that the edifice had “lost its venerable color and its imposing darkness that had commended fervent respect.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2020
Fayette County School Board officials had commended Garner for the essay after the appearance.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2018
And then on that day when the cousin had commended the country wife and laughed at the city wife, that had passed which could not be forgiven.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
