had needed
- past perfect of need.
Example Sentences
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Proponents of the novel wealth tax gathered an estimated 980,438 valid signatures from registered voters, California’s secretary of state said late Wednesday, clearing the 875,000 threshold they had needed to qualify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Judge Barry Cotter KC said Phelan had acted out of "morbid curiosity" and that Travis had needed "help and support but he got the very opposite of that from you".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Rochdale had needed a 99th-minute Emmanuel Dieseruvwe goal at Braintree last week to even take the title race to the final day.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
With Ollie Watkins coming off with a first-half hamstring injury and a below-par Villa 2-0 down early in the second half, Unai Emery's side had needed a hero.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
An infection—probably typhoid fever— had left her so debilitated the year before that she had needed twenty-four-hour nursing care for months.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
