had leased
- past perfect of lease.
Example Sentences
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Satish Khatik and Sajid Mohammed stumbled upon a large, glistening rock on a plot of land they had leased just weeks earlier.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Ionic MT had leased the land as part of its business producing nanosilicon for lithium-ion batteries, which are used in electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
As part of their investigation, detectives searched the Hollywood Hills home where D4vd lived and removed electronic devices and other items from the residence, which the singer’s manager had leased, according to the owner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
He ultimately withdrew because he had leased his dogs to other mushers when he was disqualified and couldn’t reassemble his team in time for the race.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
Some businessmen from Mobile had leased the land around it, bought the house, and established what Maycomb thought was a private gambling hell.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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