had rescued
- past perfect of rescue.
Example Sentences
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The Omani navy had rescued 20 sailors and efforts were underway to rescue the remaining three, the Thai navy said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
It reported that emergency officials had rescued a child trapped beneath debris and transferred him for medical treatment.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Alejandro Garnacho had rescued Chelsea with an equaliser against Qarabag and the Argentine winger should have opened the scoring in the early stages in west London.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
He apologized “unreservedly,” but was still forced to retire as chancellor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Long Island, N.Y., institution he had rescued from the brink of insolvency decades earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
She talked about stray cats she had rescued or how she had made a mistake and put salt into a cake batter instead of sugar.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
