dispose
verb (used with object)
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline.
had disposed
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past perfectof dispose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The case was brought more than a decade after a secret plea deal with federal prosecutors in Florida had disposed of nearly identical allegations.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
The agency said it had disposed of 11,582 guns last year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Churchill thought Stalin should burn the document afterward because “it might be thought rather cynical if it seemed we had disposed of these issues, so fateful to millions of people, in such an offhand manner.”
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Whisenhunt made the accusation against Dolphin defensive end Olivier Vernon, who hit Mariota late and low in the second quarter, after the quarterback had disposed of the ball.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2015
In a matter of moments they had disposed energetically of a problem with which Yossarian and Sergeant Towser had been grappling unsuccessfully for months.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
