had suited
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past perfectof suit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
suitnouna set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
Example Sentences
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With Bernardo Silva now undroppable as the box-to-box midfielder, the two positions that had suited Foden were occupied.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Like the team has done when it had suited their needs, fans would trot out the three Super Bowl titles — 1982, 1987 and 1991 — to remind Philly fans about what really counted.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
It had embarrassed itself: three losses, including an opening blowout to tiny Puerto Rico, and more notable than who had suited up was who had not.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2019
Two years ago, the two were farmhands in the Dallas Stars organization and had suited up together for the Texas Stars and Idaho Steelheads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2018
When they had suited up and gone in, there had been five monkey carcasses waiting for them in the air lock.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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