had propounded
- past perfect of propound.
Example Sentences
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The Oklahoman, Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican, had propounded a unanimous-consent request, stipulating that no amendment could be offered unless it had been publicly available for 72 hours, with an estimate of its costs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2009
The $30,000 prize in physics was awarded for the theory Yukawa had propounded 14 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
A chronic organizer, he had propounded an efficient, unified student government, and drafted a constitution.
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout it he had propounded a vision of justice and unselfish dedication that rebuked the secular and self-indulgent elements in American culture.
From Time Magazine Archive
As he rapidly read its contents Francis became furious, for he noticed that part of the argument depended upon a theoretical idea he had propounded some nine months earlier.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
