position
noun
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
had positioned
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past perfectof position.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. military had taken seriously the risk of an Iranian missile strike and had positioned a guided-missile destroyer near the base, U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
Like other American networks, they had positioned cameras on the rooftops of the Al-Mansur and Palestine hotels in Baghdad.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
The Kurds have not hidden their bitterness towards Washington, under whose leadership the anti-jihadist coalition had positioned bases in Kurdish-controlled areas.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
It was not immediately clear whether Good had positioned her car intentionally to thwart law enforcement agents, or in protest of their activities in her neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
She had positioned a box of tissues between us, and I realized then that she’d been expecting me to cry.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
