libel
had libeled
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past perfectof libel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It prompted FUNAI’s rank-and-file to strike, claiming that the agency had libeled Pereira and demanding its president be fired.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
The next day, the jury delivered its verdict, also rejecting Ms. Palin’s claim that The Times had libeled her in a 2017 editorial that erroneously linked her political rhetoric to a mass shooting.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
In the leaked emails, Dr. Singer told a group of his fellow climate change denialists that he felt that Dr. Oreskes and Dr. Conway had libeled him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2015
Sullivan, raised the standard for public officials to prove news organizations had libeled them in their official capacity.
From US News ● Mar. 9, 2015
Then, by way of emphasizing the unworthiness of the man I had "libeled" I briefly outlined the worse things I had learned about him.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by George Cary Eggleston
