had ranched
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past perfectof ranch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
ranchnounan establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
Example Sentences
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Robert Krentz Jr.’s family had ranched in the parched area around Douglas for decades.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2020
He had ranched in Canada, and had also done something vague of the outdoor kind in Texas.
From December Love by Robert Smythe Hichens