orient
noun
the Orient,
had oriented
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past perfectof orient.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Following 1989, many people lost the various raisons d’etre around which they had oriented themselves.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2019
In just a few generations preceding it, every fixed point that had oriented the world for thousands of years began to wobble.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 29, 2016
In Example 6.25, what if we had oriented the unit circle clockwise?
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
It had oriented itself to more cutting issues, achieved a more youthful flair, and introduced more thoughtful content.
From Time Magazine Archive
But now she had seen the mountains and the sky, and had oriented herself as one of the owners of this park.
From Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone by Emerson Hough
