man
noun
an adult male person.
had manned
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past perfectof man.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Volunteers had manned paths over the weekend to stop people entering the danger zone leading to Glen Rosa, Goat Fell and Glen Sannox.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
The Georgian guards who had manned its perimeter were gone, replaced by U.S.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
When the soldier who had manned the M249 SA W in Ayala’s convoy learned what had happened he began to vomit.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2013
Boston's offseason acquisition of third baseman Adrian Beltre will limit Lowell's time at the position he had manned for the Red Sox since 2006.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2010
Our cousins who we called cousins but weren’t really cousins had manned the restaurant while we’d been at the council meeting.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
