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
He also proposed that the company reimburse him for the expenses he had incurred in waging the proxy fight, which is a common concession in settlement agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Some fans complained in comments and elsewhere online about nonrefundable travel expenses they had incurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
Nvidia said it had incurred a $4.5bn charge as a result.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
The king’s men had incurred Stannis’s ire on Dragonstone if the talk Jon heard was true.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
