station
noun
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
had stationed
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past perfectof station.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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SEOUL—Just weeks ago, the U.S. had stationed in South Korea a full inventory of an American missile-defense system able to guard against a North Korean strike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Britain in December withdrew the last of the four mine hunters it had stationed in the Gulf since 2003.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
The team had stationed about 100 of their roughly 500 snow guns to defend the resort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024
“This is not Kansas City,” said Graves, who had stationed around 600 of her officers along the route in addition to 200 more from other agencies.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
Mom had stationed him on the sofa so he could set up his tape recorder on the coffee table.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
