had tamed
- past perfect of tame.
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
After nearly 20 years of watching my children play youth sports, I thought I had tamed the “What game are you looking at, ref?” beast that lurks within us all, but no.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
A daily cocktail of drugs had tamed her body’s out-of-control inflammation.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 16, 2022
Maybe David’s revolutionary fervor had tamed with age.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
He showed me each item, handling the strange machines as if he had tamed whatever demons were trapped inside.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
