vouch
verb (used without object)
to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed byfor ).
had vouched
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past perfectof vouch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Thadden, the former schoolmistress, had vouched for a newcomer named Paul Reckzeh who attended the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Still, the reputation of perhaps baseball’s greatest player has been sullied by his participation in a venture for which the league itself had vouched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Mr. Lorigo said he had vouched for Mr. Jacobs earlier this year when other conservatives doubted him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Detailed background information was provided about some clemency recipients and the people who had vouched for them, but there was little information about others who were chosen.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
In spite of Mr. St. Foy's professional qualifications, for which Hester had vouched, he had not so potent a personality as that possessed by one of his favourite pupils.
From A Houseful of Girls by Sarah Tytler
