reclaim
verb (used with object)
to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
had reclaimed
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past perfectof reclaim.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The largest digital asset had reclaimed the key $90,000 support level last week but fell through it again on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
Two days earlier, McIntosh had reclaimed the world record in the 400 freestyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
A deputy defense minister said Ukraine’s forces had also taken the nearby village of Makarivka, and the Ukrainian Volunteer Army said it had reclaimed a neighboring settlement, Neskuchne.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
By the end of the war, China had reclaimed all the land Japan had occupied and emerged as a significant country in world affairs.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In the space of a day, I had reclaimed a family—not mine, hers.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
