had subjugated
- past perfect of subjugate.
Example Sentences
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Ali had the courage to stand up to a government that had subjugated African Americans for 400 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2016
So he put an end to the campaign in Thrace, after erecting pillars at many places in the countries he had subjugated.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
He seemed to have before his eyes, both the generals, whom he accused of having given up France, and the enemies, who had subjugated it.
From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron
Ah, the veil had fallen from my eyes at last: for the first time I realised how all these weeks he had been drawing me closer to himself, how his strong will had subjugated mine.
From Uncle Max by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
The French had subjugated Savoy, the Rhineland, Belgium, Holland, whilst Prussia and Spain had been made to sue for peace.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville
