open
adjective
not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate.
had opened
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past perfectof open.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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New Mexico had opened its own investigation into Zorro Ranch that year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Swiss competition authority announced Tuesday it had opened a preliminary investigation into Google's removal of the "choice screen" feature on Android devices in Switzerland.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
If “Superman” had opened to critical and commercial failure, it would have been a death knell for the modern superhero genre as we know it.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
A key example was the partial collapse of the then-brand-new Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar, which had opened just months before the 1971 Sylmar earthquake to higher building standards; three people died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
It was as if someone had opened a window in a hot room and cool air was rushing in over us.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
