vest
noun
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
had vested
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past perfectof vest.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But by waiting until her children were out of college and some of her stock grants had vested, the math worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
In the past few years, a number of celebrities have run into legal trouble for promoting crypto to followers without disclosing that they had vested interests.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
These conflicts were particularly significant when it came to his business dealings in foreign countries that had vested interests in U.S. foreign policy.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2023
Scott-Heron — whose childhood traumas had vested him with a serious fear of abandonment — took it as a cue to cut ties.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
But the pope soon found that his intrigue had vested with power a mortal foe to the Papal See.
From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by John Alberger
