grant
verb (used with object)
to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act.
had granted
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past perfectof grant.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The attacks cost him about $20,000, and Wildberries hasn’t compensated him, he said in an interview, adding that it had granted a three-month deferment on loan payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fujimori's government had granted safe passage to Chavez as a gesture of "goodwill," Sheinbaum said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A federal judge had granted a court order allowing them to play as the case proceeded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Treasury Department said it was revoking, effective immediately, the license it had granted on June 21 to allow the sale of Iranian oil.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The gods had granted them victory after victory.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
