people
noun
persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general.
had peopled
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past perfectof people.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The sheer number of crossing opportunities surprised Dr. Manica, given the robust evidence suggesting that only the recent mass exodus had peopled the world with Homo sapiens.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
The language it recorded was equally unknown: many ethnic groups had peopled the Bronze Age Aegean, and there was no way to tell which had produced the tablets.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2011
And as I gazed, and thought of her grotesque worshippers, it was borne in upon me how unbefittingly Nature had peopled her splendid planet.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill
He had peopled this island with Christian folk, and gave the little Galaor into the keeping of a holy hermit, with strict orders to educate him as a brave and loyal knight.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence
There, too, was the spot where he had given her the book--the wonderful book--that had peopled her fancy with such lovely forms.
From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Wilhelmine von Hillern
