own
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive).
had owned
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past perfectof own.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She said she got on with Keven Jones "really well", and he had owned several dogs during his life, including a boxer and a "Bully breed" at the time of his death.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She lost her childhood home in the Palisades Fire; her late parents had owned it since 1963, and then it was gone.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Bogle ran the numbers: in seven of the prior 11 years, if you had owned the whole S&P 500 with no fees, you would have beaten half the active managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The experience with Arena was a harsh lesson for Authentic, which never had owned a media property before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Todd was a stout man in his late thirties, and had lived there as long as the Zeitouns had owned the building.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
