object
noun
anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
had objected
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past perfectof object.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The same three had objected in April to language signaling that a cut was the likelier next move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
An Anthropic spokesman is quoted as saying there are “hard limits around fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance,” but denied that it had objected to the Venezuelan operation.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 16, 2026
Graham had objected to provisions in the DHS stopgap and to House-passed language repealing an earlier measure that allowed senators to sue the Justice Department if their phone records were seized during past investigations.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
Rummel had objected to media access to the hearing, and implied at one point that media access had led to a “leak.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025
Yet, curiously, the Incorrigible children had objected to them all.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
