plot
noun
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
had plotted
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past perfectof plot.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A hospital chairman has resigned after a tribunal found he had plotted to oust the trust's chief executive.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
He said he had plotted to run away from the summer camp in Crimea when he was told he could not go home.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
Chinese officials told Reuters they suspected the British government had plotted to stop the embassy plans and orchestrated the local opposition.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2023
The magazine gained wide notice in 1967, when it revealed that Gen. Giovanni De Lorenzo, Italy’s former counterintelligence chief, had plotted an unsuccessful coup three years earlier.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
By far the most terrifying part of the half-mile-long journey Margo had plotted for us was the moat.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
