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.
harmnounphysical injury or mental damage; hurt.
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
An email to staff on Wednesday said more home working, and the availability of wi-fi on the Tube, were among the factors that had harmed its fortunes.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
If the wicked ones had harmed his mummy, then even his ba was dead, for a man’s soul could not live if his former body were destroyed.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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