invade
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
had invaded
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past perfectof invade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In court, the state and cities argued that Operation Metro Surge had invaded state and municipal authority.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
He had invaded Kuwait because he both wanted and needed its oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Months earlier, the country's neighbour, Iraq, had invaded.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Hezbollah was set up by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982 to fight Israeli forces that had invaded Lebanon.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023
He had been the Colonel's batman in the war, he explained; they had been in Belgium together when the Germans had invaded and they had been together again for the Allied landing.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
