ward
noun
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
had warded
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past perfectof ward.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Previously, Facebook had warded off such invites from Congress.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2018
Poets, artists, and orators, all vied with one another in commemorating the deeds of the heroes whose valor had warded off the impending danger.
From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Philip Van Ness Myers
On the Wednesday in question Jake and his shopmates had warded off a reduction of wages by threatening a strike, and were accordingly in high feather.
From Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto by Abraham Cahan
He had assisted in winning victories and had warded off attacks by hostile Moros.
From The Story of General Pershing by Everett T.
But Maister Slanning, who was known to be a man of no less courage, and more courtesie, with a great knife that he had, warded the hazard of such threatenings.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Robert Naylor
