connect
verb (used with object)
to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind.
had connected
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past perfectof connect.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Hugging Face on July 16 announced that it had detected and contained the intrusion and reported it to law enforcement—five days before OpenAI announced it had connected the activity to its own internal testing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
If he had connected an inch further up the bat with the first ball of the final over he would have had a six and Hampshire would have needed nine more runs from five deliveries.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Slater, who had connected the two via text, also was on the text thread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Love had connected with Wicks for the Packers' first TD on a fourth down early in the second quarter.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
But I had connected with Larson better than I did with most inmates, and I wanted to know more.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
