weaken
verb (used with object)
had weakened
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past perfectof weaken.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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These animals reached lower breakpoints, indicating that their motivation had weakened.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow, in a note last week, said the company’s retail sales had weakened despite its efforts to keep prices lower.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Hours after the speech, Iran rejected assessments that its military capabilities had weakened, calling them incomplete or incorrect.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
AB 1054 had weakened safety regulations, he said, while leaving wildfire survivors across California “under-compensated and struggling to rebuild.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
Her placenta had weakened and she’d had a cesarean, though not quickly enough.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
