furlough
noun
a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
had furloughed
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past perfectof furlough.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the height of the pandemic in 2020, the club had furloughed staff.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2022
It also pointed to the plants being open when a few rivals had furloughed employees during the pandemic.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2022
For months now across the economy, businesses have been scrambling to acquire enough supplies, restock their shelves and recall workers they had furloughed during the recession.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
“I had furloughed my employees. I had no payroll. I didn’t have financial backing, so I went into warrior mode.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2020
He had furloughed many of his loyalists, as all formidable resistance seemed at an end; and he now sent out messengers in every direction to recall them to his standard.
From The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 by Theodore Roosevelt
