equal
adjective
as great as; the same as (often followed by to orwith ).
had equalled
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past perfectof equal.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ka Ying Rising had equalled Silent Witness's 17-win record, set back in 2005, when barely extended in the 1,200m Group One Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin last month.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
France had equalled Michel Platini, Alain Giresse and co from 1982 in reaching the semi-finals and there was a carnival atmosphere building in the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2022
A decade and a half later, a dozen people had equalled or bested the feat, including a ten-year-old boy who had never known a world in which nine-hundreds weren’t thought possible.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 14, 2018
Real had equalled arch-rivals Barcelona’s long unbeaten run with a 5-0 rout of Granada on Saturday.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2017
Entering the tower, he finds her harboured there Whereof I spake, so dear in Clodion's eyes; Whom SHE had equalled with the loveliest fair, Nature, so niggard of such courtesies.
From Orlando Furioso by William Stewart Rose
