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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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 also admitted he’d only recently learned what the day even was, and hadn’t been aware that his White House had released statements honoring the day for the previous three years.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
They were “significantly better” than analysts had been expecting based on details Chevron had released earlier, wrote Citi analyst Alastair Syme.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
"Thankfully when I managed to get hold of the tide book and it had released the tide times for that month, we knew we'd be okay," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Fermi’s ura nium and graphite pile had released energy, but only a tiny amount, and slowly.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
