incur
verb (used with object)
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious).
had incurred
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past perfectof incur.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In January of this year, the songstress filed a request asking that Bono be made to pay the $1,023,605.30 in legal fees that she had incurred during the battle.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
As of Sept. 30, Under Armour had incurred about $147 million of restructuring and related charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Some fans complained in comments and elsewhere online about nonrefundable travel expenses they had incurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
In Ms Ferguson's case, the BBC said that the legal costs it had incurred since April 2020 to the date of the FoI request were £207,884.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
I went to Uncle Clark, knowing that he had incurred expense in bringing me here, that he had thought he was helping me, that he had bought my clothes and books.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
