sample
noun
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
had sampled
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past perfectof sample.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When the war was won, the great boom in Coca-Cola’s international expansion began, fueled by a desire for the soft drink by people who had sampled it in far-flung places near the war-zone plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
She went back to the homes she had sampled from earlier.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2023
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, it had screened 525 homes for air quality as of Saturday and had sampled the municipal water in town, with no concerning levels of contaminants.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
But the family kept its reservation — Chan presented his children and grandkids with red envelopes — and as of Tuesday, he had sampled 7,995 Chinese eateries across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
He waited in front of me until I had sampled the brew.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
