had shifted
- past perfect of shift.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, civil rights attorneys deposed two ICE deportation officers and learned the agency had shifted from conducting targeted enforcement operations to making collateral arrests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Root completed his own supreme ton but with Jacob Bethell also dismissed the momentum had shifted and when the former skipper went for 105, it was back in the balance.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
After weeks of practice, however, brain activity had shifted.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Just as problematic as the team’s defensive miscues was how much the Balogun affair had shifted the mood around the U.S. team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Their report recommended that Davis’s salary be cut in half, a clear sign that the balance of power had shifted.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
