had contracted
- past perfect of contract.
Example Sentences
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Three said they had contracted scabies—a skin disease associated with inadequate sanitary conditions that can become fatal if untreated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
During a media briefing Monday, the California Department of Public Health said that four state residents had been exposed to the virus, but none had contracted it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
New Zealand’s GDP had contracted to recession levels during the second and third quarters of 2024.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
As of December 2017, more than a million people had contracted the disease, nearly half of them children, and more than 2,000 had died of the illness.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
Most likely Father Jack had contracted MDR from someone in the slums.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
