defect
noun
a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in a machine.
had defected
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past perfectof defect.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But last week, the replies were inundated with complaints that Letterboxd had defected to the corporate dark side, along with fearful pleas for the platform’s owners to reconsider.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The interview was recorded on 19 January, a week after three high-profile Conservatives had defected to Reform UK including former minister Robert Jenrick.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Last month, Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina announced she had defected from her home country and become an Australian citizen because she is openly queer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
Oswald, an ex-Marine who happened to be an avowed Marxist, had defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Later, Celia would learn with sadness that the girl had defected while on tour in Oaxaca and was playing a psychotic housewife on a popular Mexican novela.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
