enshrine
verb (used with object)
to enclose in or as in a shrine.
had enshrined
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past perfectof enshrine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By 2019, Mexico had enshrined parity of representation in the constitution.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2023
His defense of Bataan had enshrined MacArthur as a hero to the U.S. people, but not to the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Silence had enshrined the subject of Olanna with each month, each year, that passed without their bringing it up.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
During her college days it was Mabel's lovable personality that had enshrined her so deeply in the hearts of the students at Overton.
From Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
These ornaments were vital with the pride of possession in which her mother had enshrined them and should not be liable to the humiliation of careless treatment.
From Carnival by Compton MacKenzie
