had existed
- past perfect of exist.
Example Sentences
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Even if he gets his money back, Ma said the trust that had existed among the San Fernando Valley’s Vietnamese community has been broken by the scandal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I just wanted to make the thing that I wished had existed when I was 20."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Before this season, savvy pitchers with expert command and dazzling spin had been able to dupe human umps into calling strikes on balls just off the plate, a time-honored tradition that had existed for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Then there are three more funds listed as peers by FactSet that had existed for at least one year as of Dec.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
But the new scale, the more modern analytical device, had been there already; no lag had existed.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
