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.
travelverb (used without object)to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey.
Example Sentences
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On a trip to Cambridge, Maryland, Bond got off the boat and was greeted by around 2,500 Black parents who had traveled great distances to get his ear.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ansari said she learned only this week that the brothers had traveled to D.C. for meetings, including one with Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Among those, eight had traveled internationally and one traveled to another state where there was a measles outbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nevertheless, large numbers of people gathered in the capital, some of whom had traveled hundreds of miles to join the protests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Her mother cooked the chicken’s body with tarragon leaves that had traveled in a plastic bag all the way from St. Louis.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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