tie
verb (used with object)
to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted.
had tied
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past perfectof tie.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Brady Murrietta had tied the score with a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Javon Carter had tied it for the Magic with 1.1 seconds left in the second extra period before Green swished the game-winner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
During a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear that the group’s guide had tied to a tree to await the president’s bullet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The actress shared an image of them kissing on Instagram, after People reported that they had tied the knot at London's Chelsea Old Town Hall.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
“They even said somebody had tied up my womb with ogwu. ”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
