reinforce
verb (used with object)
to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material.
had reinforced
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past perfectof reinforce.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Israeli troops had reinforced Israel’s northern border in anticipation of a fight, said Nadav Shoshani, a spokesman for the Israeli military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Russia's National Guard said it had reinforced security around Kursk's nuclear power station, which lies some 70km north-east of Sudzha.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
In May 1944, three months after the Marauders entered Burma, the airstrip in the town of Myitkyina, the mission’s key objective, fell to the Americans and Chinese troops who had reinforced them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
This had reinforced his status as a role model for youth in places like Bondy, he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023
The enemy had been attacked on both wings; he had reinforced there and would be strongest there.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
