repeat
verb (used with object)
to say or utter again (something already said).
had repeated
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past perfectof repeat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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For more than two centuries, historians had repeated a misinterpretation of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle – one of the earliest written records of English history, he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
“There are these crossroads there but still there has got to be something special about these three or they couldn’t have had repeated successes like they did.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
They had repeated back to me almost verbatim lines from the ads.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024
In the months after the DNA hit, Martin had repeated unrelated contact with Detroit-area police officers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Again, and again, she and Grandma had repeated those warnings.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
