orchestrate
verb (used with or without object)
to compose or arrange (music) for performance by an orchestra.
had orchestrated
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past perfectof orchestrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An independent disciplinary commission said that Eckert, the club's 33-year-old German boss, accepted he had orchestrated what it called a "contrived and determined plan from the top down".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, had orchestrated Russia’s intervention in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Some in Gay’s family, like his brother Frankie and sister Jeanne, concluded that Gaye had orchestrated his own death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
The search for the attackers soon turned into an investigation of Smollett himself, leading to his arrest on charges he had orchestrated the whole thing.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Adams had orchestrated “a libel on the French government” as part of his “swindling experiment.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
