track
noun
a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
had tracked
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past perfectof track.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Newcastle had tracked Hornicek's progress as he kept seven clean sheets during Braga's run to the Europa League semi-finals last season, which was the most of any goalkeeper in the competition.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lloyd's List reported Monday that it had tracked more than 20 ships using the emerging route, most of them Greek-owned but others Indian-, Pakistani-owned or linked to China.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The FBI had tracked the Unabomber futilely for 18 years before his capture in a hermit’s shack in Montana in April 1996.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Last week, the US announced that it had boarded and inspected the Aquila II, which US forces had "tracked and hunted" to the Indian Ocean.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
She lowered her eyes to the floor, tracing the red clay that he had tracked into the bedroom.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
