gravitate
verb (used without object)
to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
had gravitated
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past perfectof gravitate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I had gravitated to the color like a moth to light, seeking the dopamine hit of its glow, as if by osmosis I could absorb and become it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
When confronted with the possibility that his daughter, who had gravitated toward his life’s work as a child, might walk away, Ned’s facade began to crack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Millions of migrant laborers, who over the years had gravitated to jobs in the cities, suddenly found themselves with little or no work.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2020
Like a number of other artists, he had gravitated to SoHo long before the galleries moved in, then out again, and before the area teemed with boutiques and coffee shops.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2018
Also Dale had gravitated toward the reeling Helen to catch her when she fainted.
From The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey
