wage
noun
Often wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
had waged
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past perfectof wage.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Activist investor Engine Capital, which owns more than 3% of UniFirst shares, had waged a proxy fight at the company while pushing for a sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
At it happened, Nixon had waged an unsuccessful 1962 run for California governor after leaving the White House.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
Ms Adetshina only competed in the final stages of the competition, whereas the other contestants had waged a longer campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024
Mr. Barnett pleaded not guilty to all eight counts on Feb. 4, 2021, and had waged an effort to be freed on bond.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
After small and large states had waged a fruitless struggle over congressional representation, Franklin spoke: The diversity of opinion turns on two points.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Chester E. Jorgenson
