return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
had returned
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past perfectof return.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In one 2022/23 matter, a case was withdrawn from court because the defendant was not from the UK and had returned to their own country.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Spain’s Interior Ministry said that as of Friday evening more than 48,000 of the illegal crossers had returned to Morocco, so greater harm has been avoided.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Fiat and Jeep maker Stellantis said Thursday it had returned to profit in first quarter of 2026 after a dramatic loss in the same period last year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
With both types of sparkling water, pH had returned to nearly its starting level within 20 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Most of my staff was there, including Sam Kass, who’d left the White House in 2014 but had returned for the occasion.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
