cover
verb (used with object)
to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of.
had covered
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past perfectof cover.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One rescinded the longstanding definition of "harm," which had covered habitat destruction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Musical giants such as the Byrds, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and Pete Seeger had covered “Deportee,” but no one with Parton’s mainstream fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Commenters tore into the paper, arguing that the researchers erred in how they sliced up the data and that they failed to acknowledge previous work that had covered similar ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He later launched his podcast Legends of News, speaking to other seasoned journalists and correspondents about major stories they had covered.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Within seconds, it had covered up the entire view of the ocean.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
