vacate
verb (used with object)
to give up possession or occupancy of.
had vacated
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past perfectof vacate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When Udogie did make darting central runs, a Tottenham midfielder would drop into the space he had vacated - filling in at full-back.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The filing indicates the change of residency dates to June 29, 2023, the day that Buckingham Palace confirmed the couple had vacated Frogmore Cottage, their British home.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
In a response, the RSF said that a joint committee had observed that the RSF had vacated all the sites it had visited in the capital.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
Philip’s defeat emboldened the king of the Seleucid Empire, Antiochus III, to advance his army into Greece, hoping to obtain the territory Philip had vacated.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
With a thud Neel plunked down on the chair Headmaster had vacated, the chair crafted so lovingly by Baba, the chair that had carried him through those long, long hours of studying.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
