secede
verb (used without object)
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
had seceded
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past perfectof secede.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“The past and present were endlessly intermingled,” Ms. Phillips recalls: “Every kid in town knew that West Virginia had seceded from Virginia to stand for the Union.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Half of the 20 expulsions were the result of a single vote in the Senate involving senators who represented states that had seceded from the Union, but had not formally resigned.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
In the series, United Earth had seceded from the galactic United Federation of Planets following the catastrophic event known as The Burn that spanned the galaxy.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2022
The proclamation purported to free millions of slaves in the Southern states that had seceded from the Union.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2019
On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves living in the eleven states that had seceded from the Union.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
