experiment
noun
a test, trial, or tentative procedure; an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc..
had experimented
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past perfectof experiment.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier in the year, the Dodgers had experimented at times with giving Ohtani the day off from hitting when he pitched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Even before the pandemic, the restaurant -- which holds three Michelin stars -- had experimented with residencies abroad in London and Sydney.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
The city had experimented with participatory budgeting on a smaller scale before, but the Seattle effort now wrapping up is the nation’s largest such investment, according to the Office of Civil Rights.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
He had experimented with using an earpiece to hear prompts from the wings but found it impossible to concentrate on his acting.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2023
The steam engine was the product of seventeenth-century science, which had experimented with vacuums, and with air and steam pressure.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
