example
noun
one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole.
had exampled
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past perfectof example.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I had much to make me happy—no man could have been blessed with a wife more beautiful and loving, nor one who had exampled her affection by more signal deeds of sacrifice.
From Montezuma's Daughter by Henry Rider Haggard
