pilot
noun
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
had piloted
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past perfectof pilot.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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DELHI—As an aviator, Smit Machchhar had piloted through an in-flight birth, turbulent monsoon skies and a high-wire landing in Greece that stretched his skills to the limit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Unified told schools that the data science course it had piloted could substitute for advanced algebra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
The Home Office recently said police had arrested 246 people smugglers in 2023 and 86 people who had "piloted" small boats across the Channel.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2024
Nancy Solomon, whose late husband, William, had piloted B-17s in the Pacific, gripped the edge of her seat as we powered up and rumbled down the runway and then, up, into a flawless blue sky.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2019
She articulated exactly how long since Maddie had piloted a plane, a known tact.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
