store
noun
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
had stored
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past perfectof store.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Once, someone laid down a broken door, which they had stored in their basement, underneath a car.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
This winter, he plans to use a wood stove he bought eight years ago and had stored away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Some nests even preserved grains of ancient pollen that mother bees had stored as food for their developing offspring.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The drone had stored footage of "important targets" including border areas, a military spokesman said in the statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
He had stored them in the box as if they were seashells collected from a beach.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
