tune
noun
a succession of musical sounds forming a melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
had tuned
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past perfectof tune.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the end of the first quarter of 2025 he had tuned more cautious buying put options — a bet share prices will fall — on the three China tech companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
In playing it, Lamar was expected to have reached more than 120 million TV viewers who had tuned in to see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
The stunning rebuke, watched by millions who had tuned into the live hearing broadcast, pierced McCarthy’s seeming invulnerability, and has widely been credited as the beginning of his downfall.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2024
The most memorable moment of the Rams-Chargers preseason yawner at SoFi Stadium came after most fans had tuned out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
It sounded as if they had tuned to a news broadcast.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
