warrant
noun
authorization, sanction, or justification.
had warranted
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past perfectof warrant.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was just a shame that the attack could not create the opportunities that all the possession they had warranted.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2022
Wales responded well to falling behind as they controlled the remainder of the second half and missed several chances to score the winning goal their pressure had warranted.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2021
Coast Guard had received 26 calls reporting leaks or spills in the storm zone but none had warranted an EPA response.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
I had made the table with my own fingers, and brought out the chairs, with the crockery on the varnished shelf, from Winnipeg, one winter, when the preceding season's operations had warranted such reckless expenditure.
From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss
Some of our brothers had made his acquaintance, and Pauline, who had met him at Montecito, had warranted him as "interesting."
From A Woman of Genius by Mary Hunter Austin
