manage
verb (used with object)
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship.
had managed
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past perfectof manage.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the late 2010s, he went through a hard divorce, lost the little he had managed to save, and found himself living in his car.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Battle said he had managed to keep one of the characters that he used in his Eurovision performance, but with Eurovision behind him, his attention is already turning to future projects.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
It wasn’t exactly the island of misfit toys, but general manager Will Kuntz had managed to pull together four talented players from three continents who had nothing to lose and everything to prove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Worker Buddha Tamang said he survived only because he was inside a tunnel at the dam where he worked when the flood struck -- but he had managed to get out and reach help.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Most of the American army had managed to survive the Battle of Brooklyn.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
