had construed
- past perfect of construe.
Example Sentences
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Miller, that had construed the amendment as protecting gun ownership only in connection with service in long-antiquated state militias.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2020
But Sessions criticized this approach as a senator, asserting that the agency had construed Cole too leniently.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2017
The majority did not pass on the validity of the Chicago ordinance; it objected instead to the way the trial judge had construed the ordinance in his instructions to the jury.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was in this way that she had construed his answer when they parted all that time ago.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
He had construed Xavier de Maistre’s “Voyage autour de ma Chambre” for marks, assuredly not for pleasure.
From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold
