dispatch
verb (used with object)
to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
had dispatched
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past perfectof dispatch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Scottish Ambulance Service said it had dispatched three ambulances, two special operations response teams, a paramedic response unit and a critical care paramedic.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Wall Street Journal and New York Times said Friday the Pentagon had dispatched the Japan-based amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli to the region along with its complement of some 2,500 Marines.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Berlin had dispatched a team to Denmark in early October to help secure a European Union summit after the country became a focus of drone activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
These orders followed a report in Sunday’s Washington Post that the FBI had dispatched agents to roam the streets at night, ostensibly to assist local law enforcement.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2025
The guardians of Minnie Williams had dispatched an attorney, William Capp, to look for Minnie and to protect the assets of her estate.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
