navigate
verb (used with object)
to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft.
had navigated
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past perfectof navigate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the time they had navigated themselves to the 18th, thicker clouds gathered over Bethpage.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
It was a major shock for a man who, until then, had navigated a wary path around law enforcement scrutiny throughout his long public life.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
But his solace comes from his real subjects — F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hal Ashby, Tuesday Weld, Warren Zevon and others — who had navigated this city unforgiving of the unsuccessful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
In its first full-year results, CEO Brian McNamara said the company had navigated a highly volatile environment.
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
Far to their west on the Antarctic Peninsula was Erebus and Terror Gulf, named in honor of the two ships that had navigated the bottom of the world before being lost at the top.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
