matter
noun
the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed.
had mattered
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past perfectof matter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His contact affirmed that my boyfriend had mattered.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2023
“It reminded me again,” he said, “why this story had mattered to me in the first place.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
I was struck by the cruel irony that his funeral was so well attended, yet at the times that had mattered most in his short life, he was very much alone.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2022
Titchmarsh spoke of how he was "blown away by the strength of her voice" while Dimbleby said the singer had "mattered so much" to soldiers going through dark days of war.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2022
I thought about that a lot, and I never could find any way they’d hurt me that had mattered very much.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
