had sired
- past perfect of sire.
Example Sentences
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That this this man, Squire Western who we meet had one son, who went to Jamaica to make his fortune, died of a tropical illness had sired this one child.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
The impetus in moving the horse to South Korea was likely because he had sired Dongbanui Gangja, a two-time winner of the Grand Prix Stakes, a prestigious Korean race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2020
She didn't believe that her father had sired a child decades before his marriage to her mother.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2017
Before his death in 1924, he had sired the twelve redheaded youngsters that he'd bargained for.
From Time Magazine Archive
He looked as if his father had sired him on a fish, but he still wore a longsword.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
