join
verb (used with object)
to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together.
had joined
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past perfectof join.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By July 24, the fire had joined with blazes burning in nearby provinces.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Michael Canty, a business owner who had joined the board the prior year, began to suspect that the school was improperly borrowing from restricted endowments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Shubhi Rao, 16, said she had joined the protest to support Wangchuk and demand accountability from the government.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
If Alphabet had joined the index any earlier it also would have dragged it down—the stock is down 7% since the Dow closed above 51,000 for the first time on May 29.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
His younger brother J. C. “Doc” White was also a former Texas Ranger who had joined the bureau.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
