soar
verb (used without object)
to fly upward, as a bird.
had soared
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past perfectof soar.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Maguire explained how the value of these deals had soared, with commercial revenue having gone up "by nearly 4,000% from £58m to £2.4bn in 2024-25".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The sell-off came after tech shares had soared for months, "generating the extreme euphoria" that has moved some personal investors to take out loans to invest, says investment analyst Tobias Reger.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They had soared to as high as $115 a barrel in the spring from just $65 before the onset of the conflict.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
By 2025, that annual bill had soared above $28,500, outpacing inflation and keeping many would-be buyers out of the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
How long was it now since he had heard this voice, since he had soared to any heights?
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
