deploy
verb (used with object)
to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
had deployed
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past perfectof deploy.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The world's top companies that are using AI had deployed "token leaderboards" to try to get their employees to create as much gain in productivity as possible from the most advanced models.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
If it had deployed during your wife’s crash, the computer that monitors the system would have likely needed replacing or resetting, in addition to the impact sensors in the bumper and doors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Through March, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department had deployed the Grappler about 45 times, according to Santistevan, with chase speeds from the low 30s to 106 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
US news outlets reported that American commandos had deployed deep into Iranian territory to rescue the downed airman.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Pneumococcal pneumonia after influenza infection—the epidemic within the epidemic—was of such concern that the ministry had deployed teams of scientists to study the bacterium and develop a vaccine against it.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
