preach
verb (used with object)
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
had preached
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past perfectof preach.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Then 73, he had preached the gospel before an estimated 215 million people in “crusades” that spanned from New York’s Madison Square Garden to Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Ms Fraser says that Warwick, a Church of Scotland minister who had preached to King Charles, had befriended Hugh, Roddy and David years earlier.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
Even still, as his third season at USC slipped from relevance, coach Lincoln Riley had preached the importance of finishing strong in spite of it all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
Before being sentenced, Faisal addressed the court, saying he had preached peaceful coexistence.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
He lay awake at night, reading scriptures over and over, racking his brain for some meaning to words he’d been fed and had preached time and time again.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
