penetrate
verb (used with object)
to pierce or pass into or through.
had penetrated
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past perfectof penetrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It said had received credible reports that "unidentified hackers" had penetrated the Somali government's e-visa platform, potentially compromising data from at least 35,000 people.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
In their analysis, they found that hydrocarbons had penetrated the crystal lattice of hydrogen cyanide and formed stable new structures known as co-crystals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2025
The Walt Disney Co. may not cherish this moment, but it signified the way Disneyland had penetrated the American psyche as a representation for our values.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
The MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence service, issued an alert earlier this year to Parliament warning that a person linked to the United Front Work Department had penetrated the legislature, Mr. McCallum said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
So we may well believe that the King’s men were shriven on the night before they fought Something of the young man’s vision had penetrated to his captains and his soldiers.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
