proffer
verb (used with object)
to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
had proffered
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past perfectof proffer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In late September, Citigroup had proffered a plan worth $1 billion.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Defense attorney Jason Thompson argued for a 25-year sentence, noting Hays has no prior convictions and that prosecutors had proffered much shorter punishments while trying to strike a plea deal.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
Another member of the council’s advisory committee had proffered that the trawl industry could better weather cuts than family-run halibut boats, particularly in remote areas but also in other parts of Alaska.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2015
Eugene de La Rochefoucauld had proffered a nasally invitation: would we be his guests next Saturday night, at the gala opening of the Evergreen Lodge?
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 1, 2015
If you had proffered me the hospitality of a palace, I could not be more grateful.”
From The Associate Hermits by A. B. (Arthur Burdett) Frost
