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had dined
  • past perfect of dine.

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It wasn’t the first time the former Japanese teammates had dined together in recent months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

"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

The court heard that the brothers had dined with a hunting party at the hotel the same night.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

But a journalist for the outlet Stadium reported on Twitter that the Huskies had dined as a group Thursday night at Mastro’s Steakhouse, a trendy eatery in Houston.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

There by luck she found winecups and tables still in place—for Father’s attendant counselors had dined just now before they went to the assembly.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer