resume
verb (used with object)
to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue.
had resumed
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past perfectof resume.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was not clear whether Robicheaux had resumed working as a doctor in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
And following a cyberattack on its Fairlife milk segment, the company said most production had resumed at its four U.S. facilities, with availability on store shelves “largely unimpacted.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Reuters news agency reported that the company had resumed crude oil loading at the site on Friday after an almost four-month pause due to the war in the Middle East.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
On Friday, WTI plunged all the way to about $84 after Iran said traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had resumed.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
A few days after we had resumed talking, Danny told me that he had resigned himself to experimental psychology and was even beginning to enjoy it.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
