practice
noun
habitual or customary performance; operation.
had practiced
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past perfectof practice.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The lifestyle doublespeak people used to survive under successive dictatorships in Eastern Europe came a little more easily to Poles, who had practiced it before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Time and time again she had practiced and prepared and tried to remember to breathe.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2024
In 2021, the American Academy of Family Physicians’ annual practice profile survey found that 15% of respondents had practiced obstetrics.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2024
But coach Todd Bowles said if the team had practiced, Mayfield would not have participated.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
When he began his announcement, you could tell he had practiced it.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
