create
verb (used with object)
to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
had created
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past perfectof create.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She recently said the expansion had created thousands of union jobs, which already paid nearly $10 million in total wages, “delivering an economic boost for Los Angeles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
He said authorities had created a commission to recover weapons and military equipment issued to members of the presidential guard.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
For instance, the law that had created the institute required it to move any unused funds into its endowment—and so by law, for the past 40 years, that’s what they’d done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As part of the New American Playbook series, Andrew Keshner covered the trend of an increasing entrepreneurship rate among younger adults and interviewed several who had created successful new businesses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
By noon, we were back at the cottage, with the strange contraption Connor had created out of reeds and willow branches.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
