had loosed
- past perfect of loose.
Example Sentences
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In our game, the Betrayer was Jerry—so he left the room and the rest of us had to devise a strategy to defeat the dragon he had loosed upon us.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2015
For the first time, in the score of The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky had loosed all the furies of rhythm from their Pandora's box.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before Coach Zuppke could unleash his red lightning, Coach Stagg had loosed big Austin McCarty, big Harry Thomas.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Sunday deadline had lost some of its magic power to conjure a President, because by that time both sides had loosed upon the world armies that were hard to call back.
From Time Magazine Archive
For it was darkness itself that had awaited him, the unnamed thing, the being that did not belong in the world, the shadow he had loosed or made.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
