compose
verb (used with object)
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements.
had composed
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past perfectof compose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She sang a song she had composed for her.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2022
Cody Brown read aloud from a letter he had composed to the 20-year-old Chandler.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2022
Some years earlier, Lucy Simon had composed a setting of the Eugene Field children’s poem “Wynken, Blynken, and Nod,” and the song became a staple of the Simon Sisters’ performances.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
In August, the New York City Ballet announced that Solange had composed music for “New Reisen,” a ballet choreographed by Gianna Reisen and set to premiere at the fashion gala.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
“Look what she has done!” she said and showed him the scrap that Kira had just completed, the one that had composed itself so magically in her fingers.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
