Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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The former detective was fired in 2017 after an allegation was received that he had improperly paid a witness and had fraternized with people connected to criminal conduct.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2019
It was during that interval that the officers of the expedition had fraternized with the White Nile traders who resided at Khartoum.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
The members, accompanied by the populace with whom they had fraternized, were traversing the streets.
From Madame Roland, Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Her senators and deputies had fraternized with Italians and Frenchmen and her diplomatists had been in frequent and friendly communication with those of France, Britain and Russia.
From England and Germany by William Morris Hughes
The National Guard of Versailles had fraternized with the Parisians.
From Marie Antoinette and Her Son by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
