Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A group of supporters had stormed the ring road, bringing traffic to a halt for a time and letting off flares, an AFP photographer said.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Military forces that had stormed the South Korean parliament building stood down after lawmakers reversed Yoon's declaration of martial law.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
Hours earlier, just before dawn, he had been awoken by a phalanx of officers who had stormed into the small Hollywood apartment he shared with his mother and sister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024
Lincoln Brookes said upon hearing a group had stormed Essex Coroner's Court in Chelmsford while he was on his way there, he "started driving home as fast as I could".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
The Germans had stormed in like lightning in a single month in 1941: it took the Soviet Union three and a half years to push them out again.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
