locate
verb (used with object)
to identify or discover the place or location of.
had located
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past perfectof locate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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SES Water said it had located a burst main in a field in Horley, with parts of the airport left without water as a result.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Investigators said they had located the aircraft’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, or so-called black boxes, and would be taking the devices to Washington, D.C., for analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
Weeks later, after Covarrubias hired a new architect, the county said it had located electronic plans for his old house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
A dayslong search for three missing tourists who disappeared near a surfing town close to the U.S.-Mexico border continued on Friday as the authorities said that they had located three bodies.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The family believed they had located the particular grave.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
