crown
noun
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
had crowned
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past perfectof crown.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The competition had crowned Ms Shiino on 22 January - the first person of European descent to be given the honour.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
Leo III had crowned Charlemagne, and clergy often performed an anointing ceremony when a king was invested with the symbols of office.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
By 2020, the International Energy Agency had crowned solar energy “the new king” of electricity supply because of falling costs and its projected growth over the next several years.
From The Verge ● Nov. 17, 2021
“It read so powerful and strong, like she had crowned herself,” said Jennifer Behr, an accessories designer in New York.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2021
He spoke of them with such love and emotion that a woman in our group had crowned him “the shoe poet.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
