had read
- past perfect of read.
Example Sentences
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During the proceedings, Akal Takht head Kuldip Singh Gargajj asked whether they had read the legislation before voting on it.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
In dissent on Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, objected that the court had read that vision out of the statutes Congress wrote.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
It was like they had read the script.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
We talked about our work lives, the latest books we had read and the movies we planned to see.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
He smiled, as I had read in some book, “not unkindly,” and nodded slowly.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
