lack
noun
an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary.
had lacked
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past perfectof lack.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Which is precisely what the Games had lacked for so long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
A bitterly disappointed Amorim, seeking his fifth straight win at home, said his team had lacked intensity.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
What was all the more remarkable was that Red Bull had lacked pace all weekend.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
But since April 8, Hedges had lacked the same electricity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
Mom felt Grandma Smith had lacked faith in her artistic talent, and by becoming a teacher now, she was acknowledging that her mother had been right all along.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
