triple
adjective
threefold; consisting of three parts.
had tripled
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past perfectof triple.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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While it is still early days, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein said on an analyst call last month that AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores had tripled year-over-year in the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Airfares had tripled because of reduced flight traffic.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The company said its mortgage-lending business had tripled in size since 2022 to more than £2.4 billion, or more than $3 billion, last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
By 2019, the endowment had grown to $670 million, and the research staff had tripled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Over the previous three decades, rates of childhood obesity had tripled.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
