seek
verb (used with object)
to go in search or quest of.
had sought
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past perfectof seek.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Command inspection, which had sought to investigate mysterious terrain changes inside the DMZ.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan turned away an emergency request from an Alaskan surrogate who had sought custody of the baby boy after a rift with his genetic parents, who live in California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Justice Department had sought no fewer than 80 years in prison, while Alsheikh requested five years, citing his age and his chronic medical conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
She added that both had "sought to blame Noah" to deflect from their own failings and that inquest had exposed "a culture of institutional defensiveness" at the heart of those public bodies.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
As the handmaids toweled her dry and wrapped her in a sandsilk robe, Dany's thoughts went to the three who had sought her out in the City of Bones.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
