lobby
noun
an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
had lobbied
-
past perfectof lobby.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Football coach Drew Casani had lobbied Fine to return to football before his junior year with no success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
In fact, a few years before the collapse, the bank had lobbied Congress for an exemption from banking regulations around risk.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
Peters’s lawyers had lobbied Trump for a pardon and argued it could extend to state offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Nvidia had lobbied against the rule, arguing worldwide sales do not deprive U.S. customers of its hardware.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
Burnham and Millet had lobbied strongly for Henry Bacon of New York, and Burnham believed that his earlier talk to the Lincoln Commission had been persuasive.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
