dine
verb (used without object)
to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
had dined
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past perfectof dine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"The vegetarian tiger played as if he had dined on red meat all week," a Time Magazine article said in 1974.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
Officials said in a news release on Jan. 11 that the cases were reported in residents who had dined out and consumed raw oysters from Sonora, Mexico, starting in mid-December.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
He said that the lady in question had dined at the Observatory in Blackburn before "kicking up a fuss" to bar staff.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023
Enamorado said the woman had dined at Tacos Ortiz “at least two times before” and then fled without paying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
We had dined at l'Avenue's and afterward went to the Café de Versailles for coffee.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
