parade
noun
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
had paraded
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past perfectof parade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Traditional drums, accompanied by more modern, plastic vuvuzelas, kept the energy high in the stadium after supporters had paraded through Kaduna city and danced along the streets the day before.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
A few minutes earlier, a line of boot cut blue jeans had paraded onto the last fan bus chartered by Phans of Philly, a sports tourism group.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2019
After Bartoli had paraded with the trophy she walked off and put a consoling arm around the shoulder of her opponent.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2013
Mr. Panetta, the just-departed director of the Central Intelligence Agency, bounded up the steps of the Pentagon’s River Entrance, where the Fife and Drum Corps had paraded at Mr. Gates’s retirement ceremony the day before.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2011
The office was situated one block off Main Street, where Rosaleen and I had paraded into town that Sunday more than three weeks ago.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
