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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In 1999, at the age of 20, she married 64-year-old Reno architect Waldemar Eklof III, who had designed buildings including the city’s Atlantis Casino Resort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The teenager, who used the initials R.K.C. in court documents, alleged that YouTube and other social media firms had designed their platforms to be addictive.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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
She showed AFP a virtual production assistant she had designed using tech giant Alibaba's Qwen software.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
And then there was lunch to make and, after lunch, work to be done on the bridesmaids’ dresses for Beverly’s wedding, which she had designed and was sewing herself.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
