had depopulated
- past perfect of depopulate.
Example Sentences
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Then, with the luck of a gambler and the persistence of an insurance salesman, he made the most of the wartime blackouts and travel restrictions, which had depopulated many a hotel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ancient wars had depopulated much of the city, however, and large areas of Volantis had begun to sink back into the mud on which it stood.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
By the fourth century bce, years of unrest had depopulated large swaths of the country.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
The desolation of the Social and Civil Wars had depopulated Italy, while the employment of slave-labor furnished Spartacus with an endless supply of soldiers.
From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir
Then having pursued them in their flight, after he had depopulated the entire Volscian land, he at length in the seventieth year forced the Volscians to a surrender.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus
