harm
noun
physical injury or mental damage; hurt.
had harmed
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past perfectof harm.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Meta simultaneously denied that Facebook and Instagram had harmed children or that it had deliberately targeted its services at children.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
He said it imposed a “very modest burden of substantiation” for victims to show Purdue had harmed them, “an exceedingly low bar.”
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Authorities questioned Quinn for days while Huskins was held captive, pressing their erroneous suspicion that he had harmed her and was trying to cover it up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
Mr. Muckey and Mr. Wang, who are seeking an unspecified amount in damages, said that the Philharmonic’s decision to suspend them had harmed their careers.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
Anyone, even of their own number, who had harmed it would have been severely punished.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
