render
verb (used with object)
to cause to be or become; make.
had rendered
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past perfectof render.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Iranian officials have said the Israeli strikes had rendered the Pakistan talks "meaningless".
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
This tension, he said, was compounded by subsequent U.S. intelligence reports alleging that widespread corruption had rendered some of these missiles nonfunctional—including claims of defective silo lids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Lindbergh loathed politics, but he was the world’s foremost expert on air power, and he felt obliged to correct the common misperception that planes had rendered America suddenly vulnerable to foreign attack.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024
One of the complaints is that batteries drain rapidly - a problem one user said had rendered their device "useless".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
Her companions were the lazier of the Old Sarum boys, the laziest of whom was one Albert Coningham, a slow thinker to whom Jean Louise had rendered invaluable service during six-weeks’ tests.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
