demand
verb (used with object)
to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right.
had demanded
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past perfectof demand.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tehran had demanded the ceasefire in Lebanon in order to conclude a memorandum of understanding with Washington on June 17.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
In a statement on Tuesday, ZDF told the BBC that Elon Musk had demanded a "cease and desist" declaration, through a German law firm.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The segment ultimately aired weeks later, essentially unchanged, and without the administration interview Weiss had demanded.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
Could it have been because concurring Justices other than Thomas and Gorsuch had demanded legal complications that Justice Alito painstakingly included in his opinion?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
She held so much under her control, and I was sure the days since her Rocky was plundered, since her lineage was robbed, had demanded nothing less.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
