supply
verb (used with object)
to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
had supplied
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past perfectof supply.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He said he had supplied seasonal clues in the narrative to keep the time frames clear and that readers remembered characters by their roles in the story rather than their names.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kinghan said the engines, as well other items and services he had supplied, had been delivered with the understanding that those running the museum were the "right people to be the trustees of the boat".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The internet supplied the connecting tissue because the government had supplied the blank space.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
In May, Amnesty International published an investigation into photos of bomb debris it said showed the UAE had supplied RSF with Chinese weapons.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
It was the man who had supplied the information that led to the arrest of the accused: Floyd Wells, Hickock’s former cellmate.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
