store
noun
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
had stored
-
past perfectof store.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Once, someone laid down a broken door, which they had stored in their basement, underneath a car.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
More than 500 million Google users have the platform’s location-history function enabled, and until recently, the company had stored all of that data on its own servers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 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
With more vertical mixing in the Southern Ocean, deep waters that had stored carbon for long periods were brought closer to the surface, allowing that carbon to escape into the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025
Those who had stored their supplies carted their haul into private residences in any conveyance they could.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
