grade
noun
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity.
had graded
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past perfectof grade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That should give the Dodgers enough cover at shortstop, where Betts’ defense had graded poorly, by major league standards, in his first year playing the position full-time since high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
Tomlin and former general manager Kevin Colbert said at the time they had graded Rudolph out as a first-rounder.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock, a former NFL Network draft expert, said at the scouting combine that he had graded between 20 and 25 wideouts good enough to be picked in the first three rounds.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2020
New Orleans also traded up to take Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara early in the third round, securing the player they had graded as a second-rounder.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2017
At my mother’s suggestion, I wrote the county supervisor who had graded my high school exams, and he was happy to recommend me for a scholarship at the University of Maryland.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
