crowd
noun
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng.
had crowded
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past perfectof crowd.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Some investors had crowded into trades involving Argentina’s U.S. dollar-denominated government bonds ahead of the election.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Tourists had crowded along both sides of the border at Niagara Falls, where the eclipse path crossed from the US into Canada.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
That night in Coachella, 400 people had crowded into Plaza Los Arcos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
After the vote, teachers who had crowded into the board chambers cheered.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
Then one day, the drüskelle had crowded into the hold dressed in freshly pressed uniforms of black and silver, the white wolf’s head on their sleeves.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
