dial
noun
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
had dialed
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past perfectof dial.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It had been an hour since Sanchez and a Venice Family Clinic worker had dialed up a Los Angeles County agency for help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
By 8 p.m., however, the operator had dialed back its warning.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
After EMTs arrived, Thompson told them they must have the wrong address; no one in the apartment, he said, had dialed 911.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2022
Earlier Thursday, McCarthy said he had received a phone call from Trump, who was playing golf but had dialed him up.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
He had dialed out the combination many times; he relied on it greatly.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
