select
verb (used with object)
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
had selected
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past perfectof select.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When he called customer service, he said, a representative repeatedly told him that because he had selected the refund option, they could no longer assist him.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
France said Monday that it had selected an international team of architects to transform the Louvre, which has been hit by a litany of problems including a $100 million jewellery robbery.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
He was a superstar prospect in high school who eschewed a scholarship to Stanford to sign with the New York Mets, who had selected him in the first round of the 1980 draft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The results indicated neither child was related to the sperm donor their parents had selected.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
We had selected one of those situations considered “impossible.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
