had dogged
- past perfect of dog.
Example Sentences
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Similar concerns had dogged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, when then-President Ronald Reagan pursued his Strategic Defense Initiative, widely known as Star Wars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Sir Keir promised tough action to "root out" the antisemitism which had dogged the party under Mr Corbyn's leadership, when he took over in 2020.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2023
The one-time law professor was elected in 2019 with more than 70 percent of the vote on promises to eradicate corruption and fix the problems that had dogged Tunisia since its heady revolutionary days.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was about to unveil guidelines that would herald a new phase of the pandemic that had dogged him during the first year of his presidency.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
Since she and her sisters had found him in the godswood, one of them had dogged his every step, never letting him out of sight.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
