had concocted
- past perfect of concoct.
Example Sentences
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Her lawyer said Ms Higgins and her husband David Sharaz had concocted a "fictional" story involving ostracization, harassment and threatening conduct by the senator.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
“I thought they actually had concocted a legitimate set of legal theories,” he said.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
“Shout,” the group’s first single for RCA, was an original the trio had concocted out of a call-and-response vamp they added to their live cover of Jackie Wilson’s “Lonely Teardrops.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
Mr. Smith said he had concocted this people-pleasing demeanor as a means of deflection during his turbulent childhood.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
Jefferson and Madison even managed to persuade themselves that Adams had concocted the entire XYZ Affair to mobilize popular support for a declaration of war.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
