single
adjective
only one in number; one only; unique; sole.
had singled
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past perfectof single.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently praised Ford’s investments for bringing thousands of jobs back to America, while the White House recently touted the automaker’s battery plant investment that Duffy had singled out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo denied his team had singled out Fernandes, who was awarded one foul, for special treatment.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
With great relief, he saw that the Mosses and his mother had purchased the horse he had singled out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
When they joined, the suit was amended to specifically challenge orderly liquidation authority as unconstitutional — the provision that Singer had singled out for criticism.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
“You are right! I know you’re right! Isn’t it so, Ancient? How else could a man become so rich in a few months’ time, unless Pharaoh had singled him out for favor?
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
