marshal
noun
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
had marshalled
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past perfectof marshal.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By 2010, Woodcock had marshalled the center into a powerhouse with great independence — in many ways, outside the reach of the political whims of the commissioners who came and went.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
Within three months, she had marshalled an unlikely group of astrophysicists into a 50-strong orchestra and choir, working with Damon Albarn and Bobby Womack.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2013
"Without the massive overseas aid I had marshalled," said Busia, "the country is utterly bankrupt."
From Time Magazine Archive
My friends of the protesting minority were surely to be credited with good Puritan pluck; though there was also something admirable in the vigor which had marshalled a party for their discomfiture.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 by Various
Herr von Bühl zu Bühl had marshalled a procession, the ceremonial procession from the Hall of the Knights to the Throne-room.
From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann
