had trained
- past perfect of train.
Example Sentences
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As a young doctor, O’Malley had trained under the go-to surgeon for the American Ballet Theatre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
“I was able to get through to them right away, and they had trained agents to deal with people who were grieving,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Gehry’s father, Irving, was a salesman and truck driver who had trained as a boxer and moved to Canada from New York, his hometown, as a young man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Also on Tuesday, European AI start-up Mistral said it had trained its new generation of AI models on Nvidia hardware.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Something about him said government—a species Dad had trained us to avoid.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
