queue
noun
a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
had queued
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past perfectof queue.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"One of the guys had queued from three o'clock in the morning," noted Scott, even though the store does not open until 10 am on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Since our rule is that the driver controls the audio, I had queued up “I, Claudius” read by Derek Jacobi on Audible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
One, 21-year-old Manis, said she had queued since early in the morning to catch a glimpse of the star.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2023
In Nicaragua, a line three days long had queued up to get passports to be able to exit the country en route north.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
The last group of mourners who emerged from their viewing around 6.30 a.m. on Monday had queued, and queued, and queued overnight.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
