enter
verb (used without object)
to come or go in.
had entered
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past perfectof enter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Capgemini said it had entered into an agreement with ITC Federal, a US IT solutions and enterprise services provider to federal law enforcement, homeland security and defence agencies, for the sale of Capgemini Government Solutions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yet the takeover came with a cost: By the end of 1987, the band had entered a hiatus that would last nearly a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But Moldovan government spokesman Dumitru Ciorici told the BBC that Moldova had closed its airspace after noticing a Russian drone had entered it from the direction of Ukraine.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Wright is remaking his leadership team, and said a former McDonald’s MCD 0.17%increase; green up pointing triangle executive, Tariq Hassan, had entered the newly created role of chief marketing and customer growth officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Then he turned and stalked out of the room—even more rattled than when he had entered.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
