freeze
verb (used without object)
to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
had frozen
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past perfectof freeze.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A colleague noticed that Bristol Myers’s trials had frozen, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
A similar percentage reported feeling happy they had frozen their eggs, even if they had not returned to use them.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
In the BBC documentary Strictly Amy: Cancer And Me, she revealed that she had frozen some embryos.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
For instance, beginning when he was in Philadelphia and now in Kansas City, he has had frozen Tommy’s burgers shipped to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
It was a particularly hot day and he had frozen these small packets of juice.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
