design
verb (used with object)
to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of.
had designed
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past perfectof design.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But Levine saw their similarities and theorized that Schultz had designed them to be displayed together, something often sought by couples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Ivey had designed Med-Bays to look like real-world MRIs, after all.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Two years ago, for a new production of “Das Rheingold,” the first “Ring” opera, Gehry had designed a semi-pit for the orchestra in Disney and an elevated stage on the organ loft.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
"We had Germans up on Sunday evening watching the Masters and they had designed their trip around being at Holywood for the Masters."
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Seabiscuit lived behind an electric stall door that Smith had designed and built himself.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
