had relinquished
- past perfect of relinquish.
Example Sentences
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Although Belgium had relinquished power, it viewed Lumumba as a threat to its continued economic and political influence in the country.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
An immigrant from Peru who had relinquished her dreams of acting to raise a family, Carmen had a special bond with Ortega.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
A new Polish nation was carved from territory on the German Empire’s eastern side and land Russia had relinquished under the 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending its involvement in the war.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
One 1999 medical review found that women who had relinquished children for adoption had "more grief symptoms than women who have lost a child to death."
From Salon ● May 3, 2022
She had relinquished her daughter to another family so that she would be safe; now she watched as Little Anna, in her small plain box, disappeared into the grave.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
