merit
noun
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
had merited
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past perfectof merit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His language skills had merited him a commission as a special interpreter to General John J. Pershing; he would soon leave for France.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 10, 2018
Although Clinton considered several candidates for running mate, Kaine was the only one who had merited a second interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2016
He had merited the warm welcome; his iconic career stretches back two-thirds of a century.
From Time ● May 24, 2013
Their initial urgency had merited reward, even if the penalty earned for Pablo Zabaleta's tug down on John Arne Riise felt soft.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2012
It must be owned that, if an interest displayed in his success could have bribed the Disinherited Knight, the part of the lists before which he paused had merited his predilection.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
