race
noun
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
had raced
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past perfectof race.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A mother who had raced to the school was able to evacuate her and a few other students.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Meanwhile, stocks trading outside of the U.S. had raced ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
Samsung and its South Korean rival SK hynix are already among the leading producers of high-performance memory chips, and the two companies had raced to start HBM4 production.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
That is a big change from recent years, when low deal volume led banks to pare back the staff they had raced to hire in the 2021 boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
Saying this, I felt I had raced to the top of a big turning point in my life, a new me after just two weeks of psychotherapy.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
