sublet
verb (used with object)
to sublease.
had sublet
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past perfectof sublet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The BBC contacted the businessman who rented the property, who says he had sublet it to a builder.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Spears had sublet her New York apartment while she was on a national tour with Ailey; when much of the tour was canceled, she moved in with her parents in Tampa.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2020
Garrido said she had sublet the second floor to a woman calling herself Rayda Oscate and that she had no idea the woman was Iparraguirre, the girlfriend of Peru's most-wanted man.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2017
The name of the supposed leaseholder was Raymond Kelly, who the occupants claimed had sublet the building to them.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
While in the latter section, word reached me that Edwards had sublet four of our Indian contacts, or those intended for delivery at agencies in the Indian Territory.
From Reed Anthony, Cowman by Andy Adams
