tame
adjective
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated.
had tamed
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past perfectof tame.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Boris Previsic, the director of the University of Lucerne's Institute for the Culture of the Alps, says that many Swiss, at least in the cities, had begun to believe they had tamed the alpine environment.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
A daily cocktail of drugs had tamed her body’s out-of-control inflammation.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 16, 2022
Previous infections and early lockdown efforts had tamed the spread, the scientists wrote in a study that was widely covered by the Indian news media after it was released last year.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
COVID-19 is roaring back in Europe, which thought it had tamed the virus.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
They had tamed the bush, and in return it yielded them their food and their scant living from trap lines and a wood lot, but the struggle to keep it in subjection was endless.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
