launch
verb (used with object)
to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
had launched
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past perfectof launch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 2024, the US said Russia had launched a satellite which it believed may be capable of attacking other such probes.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Coming into Thursday, SpaceX had launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket 103 times in 2026.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Alexandr Wang, who heads MSL, reportedly told employees in July that Watermelon had caught up to OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, which had launched in April, according to Business Insider.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Douglass was separating himself from the abolitionist circle that had launched his career and putting himself in a remarkable middle position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
John Edwards, Kerry’s former running mate from North Carolina, had launched his campaign a month prior to that, speaking in front of a New Orleans home that had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
