construct
verb (used with object)
had constructed
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past perfectof construct.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The transaction happened off market through a developer who had constructed a new, contemporary build in place of the traditional home that stood there when Jennifer Lopez previously owned it.
From MarketWatch β Feb. 5, 2026
By contrast, Mr. Kara provides more information about the captives’ journeys from Africa’s interior to its western coast, where European traders had constructed massive stone castles and forts.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 7, 2025
This maternal- or paternal-originated expression bias is the signature of intragenomic conflict, and the researchers said it appeared more often than it would have if they had constructed the networks with randomly selected genes.
From Science Daily β Oct. 12, 2023
A financier had constructed the Edwardian-style manor house with French and Gothic elements in 1908, but it had fallen into disrepair by the 1950s, with shutters dangling and a yard overcome with weeds.
From Los Angeles Times β May 29, 2023
No one had constructed the houses along the street as well as Miss Whitlaw s father had built his.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
