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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The Childline founder, who is terminally ill with cancer, first revealed in December 2023 that she had joined the Dignitas clinic.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
He had joined convocation once before, as a first-year graduate student.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
By the time I slipped into my backyard, the sound of the fire engine had joined the chorus.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
