duel
noun
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
had duelled
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past perfectof duel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Red Bull driver passed the Ferrari with four laps to go after the two had duelled during a tense race.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2022
Open ended with Mickelson once again having to settle for being second after he and fellow American Payne Stewart had duelled for the title during a cool and rainy final round.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2014
Moreover, Lord Claud believed it to be the writing of the man he had duelled with beneath Barns Elms.
From Tom Tufton's Travels by Evelyn Everett-Green
