fabricate
verb (used with object)
to make by art or skill and labor; construct.
had fabricated
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past perfectof fabricate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When the allegations were published in a 2019 book she wrote, the Republican billionaire called Carroll a "nut job" and claimed she had fabricated her case.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
But Liverpool Crown Court heard Owen had "fabricated the events" to "get rid of the vehicle" and get out of his finance agreement - and later even sold the story to tabloid newspapers.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sliwa also admitted years ago that he had fabricated some of the group’s early exploits for publicity.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Majors has maintained his innocence throughout, with attorney Priya Chaudhry arguing that the accuser, Majors’ former girlfriend Grace Jabbari, had fabricated the whole ordeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
His alibi—that he was with another woman—checked out, and it became clear that the forger who had implicated Brown had fabricated his story hoping to bargain with prosecutors for better prison conditions.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
