had dissolved
- past perfect of dissolve.
Example Sentences
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The connection I had with the world as a young newshound had dissolved, leaving my spirit bereft.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
DeWolfe and Anderson wanted to grow the site as an online music platform, filling a void left by file-sharing site Napster, which had dissolved several years earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Not quite two years had passed since the Soviet Union had dissolved and Yeltsin had risen to the Kremlin’s helm as president of the new Russian Federation.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2023
The officers said the state institutions they had dissolved included the government, the senate, the national assembly, the constitutional court and the election body.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023
By that time, the Soviet Union had dissolved, and the largest of its republics became the country of Russia once again.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
