switch
noun
a turning, shifting, or changing.
had switched
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past perfectof switch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Later, asked why reporters had had to close their window shades when leaving Turkey, Trump failed to mention that he had switched flights.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
He held the title only because Vermont’s Jim Jeffords recently had switched to the Democratic caucus, pushing the former president pro tem, 98-year-old Strom Thurmond, into the minority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The officer had switched off his body-worn camera before doing so, according to the official.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
The imprint was missing from a leaflet containing an open letter by a pensioner who had switched her support from Labour to Reform UK.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
By 1984, Coca-Cola and Pepsi had switched over entirely from sugar to high-fructose corn syrup.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
