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
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
Beane had manned the public address system at the 100-year-old baseball park since 2003.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2012
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
African Americans had manned ships in the American Revolution, and these “Black Jacks” now worked the merchant ships that crowded Philadelphia’s busy port.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
