had required
- past perfect of require.
Example Sentences
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Simply reaching this round had required steel nerves and an unlikely run of good fortune.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Doku's one-against-one threat on the left had required teams to double up on him since August.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
By the evening, the Ca' Foncello hospital in Treviso where Vonn was treated said she had required "surgery to stabilise a fracture of the left leg".
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
In March 2023, following that series of storms, Newsom rolled back some of the most stringent drought measures, including an order that had required urban suppliers to activate conservation plans for a shortage of 20%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
“We were running from Erudite, and the only chance of escape we had required me to tell your poorly armed lackeys my name.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
