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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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
Apparently, none of the students had learned cursive in third grade, although a few had experimented on their own, and they were eager to write in this grown-up way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
In Arlington, the “cricket queen” Aamodt said residents had experimented with pesticide alternatives.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2022
In 2011, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, or I.A.E.A., said that some countries were suspicious that Iran had experimented with developing nuclear weapons at Parchin.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
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
