travel
verb (used without object)
to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey.
had traveled
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past perfectof travel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Their analysis suggests that water had traveled far beneath the surface before contributing to the formation of magma that fed volcanoes resembling those found around the Pacific "Ring of Fire" today.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Before Costco’s Camarillo opening, bulk shoppers had traveled to neighboring cities such as Oxnard, Simi Valley and Westlake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Another couple, wearing designer sunglasses, told me that they had traveled here all the way from Italy to try Cane’s.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
He had traveled to New York by bus from Atlanta about 10 days before the crime, US prosecutors said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tiller and Florida had traveled the length of Hidden River and had spent the last two hours portaging into the Goochee River.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
