had prospered
- past perfect of prosper.
Example Sentences
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The war had been a human catastrophe, but Hahn'sche Werke had prospered in that period, satisfying the German military's demand for steel.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
These elites were the East Coast merchants who had prospered from the prewar Atlantic commercial boom that helped plant capitalism’s roots in North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Southern California companies that had prospered locally extended their reach way up north.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
The governor's less-publicized talk was much more restrained as he methodically laid out statistics in support of his claim that Florida had prospered under his leadership.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2022
Free black men like James Forten, who was a sailor in the American Revolution, had prospered in business.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
