had invaded
- past perfect of invade.
Example Sentences
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Months earlier, the country's neighbour, Iraq, had invaded.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
But the biggest challenge was the Gulf War, in which a U.S.-led coalition defeated Iraq after that nation had invaded its neighbor Kuwait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Johnson: First occasion, um, Saddam had invaded Kuwait.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2024
In this loss to Stanford, it was WSU’s offense, which vanished like aliens had invaded and zapped their powers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Having had some close calls, he was deeply afraid of what had invaded the monkey house.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
