entail
verb (used with object)
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence.
had entailed
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past perfectof entail.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Organizers quickly realized it was a misunderstanding—one game had entailed throwing water balloons at an inflatable doll in a test of accuracy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
The mercenaries would not go into detail about what it had entailed, but a senior Yemeni military officer from Aden, who worked directly with the UAE himself, gave me more details.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
But when one relieved the other, they were expected to provide a shift “pass down,” detailing what their work day had entailed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
And he declined to say what negotiations with his owner had entailed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
“I would never be trying to come to school on Saturdays for practice,” Ana said on a Monday in the cafeteria after I told her and Nicole what my crazy weekend had entailed.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
