work
noun
had worked
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past perfectof work.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The palace said Charles had worked to acknowledge "the wrongs of the past" and "right inequalities that endure", and on this trip would "renew his personal, wholehearted and continuing commitment to that process".
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The prime minister said Israel was investigating whether the pilot was working alone or had worked with others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Donna said she had worked with Anne before her death.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Gounaud was a 20-year FBI veteran who had worked on elaborate undercover operations.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Louvre employed almost three hundred people, and many more had worked there or might know how its paintings were hung.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
