dissolve
verb (used with object)
to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution.
had dissolved
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past perfectof dissolve.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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
Keith Grossman, an attorney representing the coordinated group in talks with the union, did not respond to questions about whether the group had dissolved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
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
Then he took a pencil from his pocket, stirred the wine until the powder had dissolved, and replaced the stopper.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
