had concluded
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past perfectof conclude.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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This was not the moment for such games, the rep had concluded.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
The IDF did not say whether any of these investigations had concluded in response to the BBC's requests.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Openings that had long been considered dead because players had concluded they were so tactically weak have been revived because the engines saw sequences that world champions couldn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Lucid stock jumped after the EV maker announced an autonomous-driving partnership with Bolt and its CEO said work with restructuring consultant AlixPartners had concluded.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
We were also grateful that we had concluded the dirtiest of chores and had only gotten the evil-smelling swill on our shoes, stockings, feet and hands.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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