release
verb (used with object)
to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go.
had released
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past perfectof release.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The launch of Muse Spark 1.1 in July marked the first time Meta had released an AI model with near-frontier coding capabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
One year earlier, the band had released “Love,” a pleasantly sweet, folky, country-adjacent tune that melts easily into eardrums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He was representing a client in a police station in County Down when one of the police officers said he'd heard he had released a book.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
On Wednesday, the government had released photos of him hooked up to a ventilator and visibly emaciated, after acknowledging that his situation was "critical."
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Sookie had released the harpoon into the water like an arrow that sailed far beyond the outermost circle of a target.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
