had deported
- past perfect of deport.
Example Sentences
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Ten years earlier, his predecessor Stalin had deported Crimea's Tatar population, so the majority population was ethnic Russian.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at the time there were no "so-called defectors" in China, when asked about a report Beijing had deported about 600 North Korean defectors.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
In the fiscal year of 2020, before the U.S. armed forces left the country, the agency had deported just 25 Afghans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Australia had deported Djokovic, but the omicron remained.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2022
This was rather delightful, and it further appeared that he could answer all Jane's inquiries after her beloved promising lads whom he had deported to the Rocca Marina quarries.
From Beechcroft at Rockstone by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
