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, the Republican billionaire called her a "nut job" and claimed she had fabricated her case.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In 2018, Clark had fabricated a story about purchasing property in Spain and offered the victim a chance to invest, in exchange for a cut of the interest.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Sliwa also admitted years ago that he had fabricated some of the group’s early exploits for publicity.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
In an interview with People, she recalled the life her mother had fabricated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 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
