source
noun
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin.
had sourced
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past perfectof source.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The specimen was first uncovered by a retired chicken farmer, who had sourced rocks from a nearby quarry to build a garden retaining wall.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
Thankfully, he and his neighbour, Clayton Colbert, had developed an action plan in the event of such a fire and had sourced hoses that they could use.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
The crew's commander, a straight-talking, gold-toothed 45-year-old named Oleksandr, said they could only guess where Russia had sourced the additional shells.
From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2023
The country had sourced 90% of its wheat from Ukraine and Russia before this year.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
The administration announced Thursday that it had sourced 1.5 million bottles of formula from Nestle under the program.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2022
