label
noun
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..
had labeled
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past perfectof label.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It did not play like the star-studded juggernaut or villainous evil empire or ascendant dynastic power the rest of the baseball world had labeled it to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
On Saturday, Mourinho had labeled referee Matteo Marcenaro as unstable.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
A DHS spokesman denied that the agency had labeled any group called “Defend the Atlanta Forest” as an extremist group, saying the agency “does not classify or designate any groups as domestic violent extremists.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023
While Twitter had labeled some of the content as misinformation, many of the popular posts were not labeled.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Then came those whom Paul’s committee had labeled “pioneers”—women who had battled for decades to gain the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
