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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New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said authorities had located Arrabaca’s vehicle in West Harlem, several miles to the north.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Later that day, she said her mom called to tell her about a social media post on X by LA Fire Alerts that her uncle had located.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
A small group of team members were sent to the area, where they met Clive, the man who had located Loki.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2024
In Kratie, there was a new concern: Contact tracing had located another case, Virun’s older brother, Virak, 16.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
Those facts of reproductive biology vexed early farmers, because, as soon as they had located a productive mutant plant, its offspring would cross-breed with other plant individuals and thereby lose their inherited advantage.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
