date
noun
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.
had dated
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past perfectof date.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“And that they knew this girl and had dated her — ‘and now we have something in common.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
He initially listed the home in April 2025—exactly 12 months after he split from Paige, whom he had dated for three years.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
While De Georgiou doesn’t speak about her experience often, a contemporary account published by London’s Sunday Mirror in 1997 claimed that she had dated Trump following her years with Epstein.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
Kate said Mr Kenny also told them he had dated a famous actress and TV presenter after meeting her at a hotel bar he ran in Liverpool, despite there being no suggestion he had.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
I wrote to Erin—the woman Shawn had dated before and after Sadie, who I hadn’t seen since I was sixteen.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
