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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He wrote that his family had never spoken about what 9/11 meant to them, but that the study had created an opportunity to do so.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Someone with a California area code had created a group chat that included his wife, Jeanne, son-in-law, Jordan Parmley, and Jordan’s parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
As the team continued breaking down PVC, producing new molecules, and evaluating the resulting material, Liu began to see that they had created something potentially more valuable than a conventional recycling product.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
He said what happened with Afropunk is “a tale as old as time” and Morgan being outside of the movement led to “moneyed interests” altering what Spooner had created.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
She had far more experience and skill in code breaking than he did, and she had created the unit.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
