endure
verb (used with object)
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo.
had endured
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past perfectof endure.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Before his death, my uncle... had endured displacement, poverty, imprisonment and loss," Ajila told AFP, decrying the lingering danger from "houses on the verge of collapse".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Another area of inquiry was the idea that the bomber had a grudge against the Port Authority, whose facilities had endured years of threats.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Mougins, the waiter said, was a home for poets and artists that had endured for centuries.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
John Cotton, the Labour leader, admitted the city had endured some tough years but said his party was the one to take it forward.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
What agony of starvation this woman had endured, with the starved creature gnawing at her from within, desperate for its own life!
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
