had undermined
- past perfect of undermine.
Example Sentences
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WhatsApp messages sent to Motin by his wife had "undermined his credibility", the CPS noted.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Kent councillors Bill Barrett and Robert Ford, who criticised the party's "toxic" and "incompetent" leadership, were kicked out by email from Reform HQ, which said they had undermined the interests of the party.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
More than half of those suits alleged the administration had undermined or failed to comply with federal environmental rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
City inspectors said the excavation had undermined the stability of two single-story structures behind the synagogue.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Vesalius claimed to identify scores of errors in Galen and thus undermined his authority, just as Columbus’s discoveries had undermined the authority of Ptolemy.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
