option
noun
the power or right of choosing.
had optioned
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past perfectof option.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In addition to selecting Henderson’s contract, the Orioles announced that they had optioned infielder Tyler Nevin to Norfolk and designated right-hander Denyi Reyes for assignment.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Valdes had optioned the rights to a manuscript written by Atlas and another attorney who helped Aldape win his freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2021
So I immediately called David and no one had optioned the book yet, and Dave was kind enough to come aboard our project.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2020
Her teen romance The Rest of the Story debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times’ YA bestseller list this summer, soon after Netflix announced that it had optioned three other novels for adaptation.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2019
I was alone west of the surveyed line; east of it steel-corporation men had optioned mountains of iron and another interest had a grip on coal-fields.
From Flower of the North A Modern Romance by James Oliver Curwood
