had owned
- past perfect of own.
Example Sentences
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It also said it had sold off the trademark and other assets related to Maple Street Biscuit Co. a fast-casual chain it had owned, and said it would close that chain’s 16 remaining locations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 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
In Madison, Wisconsin, as a young man, he had owned a used bookstore.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Authorities did not say who had owned the previously seized guns, or how the suspect procured the weapons used in the shooting.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Maybe Johnny Unitas, who had played football back when Mr. Lemoncello was Charles’s age, had owned a restaurant?
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
