had retrograded
- past perfect of retrograde.
Example Sentences
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It was a painful fact that the American community had retrograded in feeling and sentiment upon the subject of slavery.
From Discussion on American Slavery by Breckinridge, Rev. Robert J.
Rizal added notes tending to show that the Filipinos had been possessed of considerable culture and civilization before the Spanish conquest, and he even intimated that they had retrograded rather than advanced under Spanish tutelage.
From The Social Cancer by Derbyshire, Charles E.
Before the intercalation the dominical letter had retrograded one place less.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Along with many, many other men, he had retrograded.
From The U. P. Trail by Grey, Zane
At the time of the council of Nice, which was held in 325, it fell on the 21st; and when the reformation of the calendar was made in 1582, it had retrograded to the 11th.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
