decorate
verb (used with object)
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish.
had decorated
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past perfectof decorate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She had decorated every corner of the five-bedroom house in Rye, New York, selecting the fabrics, art and furnishings to give the space a contemporary, Moroccan vibe.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
A pair of homeowners in Milford Haven, Wales, are without a weapon shell that had decorated their garden after police said it had to be exploded for safety reasons.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Faten Al Yousifi, who was 39 weeks pregnant, had decorated her baby's nursery and had a birth bag ready to go when the quake struck her flat in Malatya, on 6 February just after 4am.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
Mr. Khan’s fan clubs, whose members had traveled hundreds of miles from the southern city of Kochi and the northern city of Lucknow, had decorated the lobby with confetti and posters of their hero.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Inside the City walls the merchants had decorated their shops with pine boughs and winterberries, and the bright sunlight reflected off freshly polished shop windows.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
