had departed
- past perfect of depart.
Example Sentences
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The crew had departed the space station at 2:03 a.m.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
The company announced its chair had departed and its chief executive would also leave following the earlier failures.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
However, by the time his parents moved into their recently sold abode, Aaron had departed for the NFL, having spent two years playing football for the California Golden Bears.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
They had departed from Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
When they got there, Andy Harris and Anatoli Boukreev were already on top; I had departed eight minutes earlier.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
