had modernized
- past perfect of modernize.
Example Sentences
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It was one of the ways that Mexico had modernized, he felt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
James Marcum, chief executive at David’s Bridal, which was founded in 1950, said the retailer had modernized its business since emerging from its first bankruptcy in 2018.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
CIA Director William Burns agreed, saying Putin initially believed Ukraine was weakened and easily intimidated, and that the Russian leader had modernized his military to the point of ensuring a quick victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
By 1948, when Cline was 16, New Deal investment had modernized the South’s roads, bridges, and buildings, and established new public works megaprojects like the Tennessee Valley Authority.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2018
They had the new tactics and we didn't, they had modernized, and we had not.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
