yield
verb (used with object)
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation.
had yielded
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past perfectof yield.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As of July, the Turkish investigation, which is ongoing, had yielded more than 130 arrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In contrast, southern Patagonia had yielded only scattered fossils that could not confidently be assigned to a specific species.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
Ms Smith described the "goosebump moment" when she learned the skirt had yielded a full DNA profile and the suspect was still alive.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
The samples came from 22 caves that had yielded G. blacki or related fossils.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024
A little digging and a lot of bribes had yielded the where and when of their departure—intelligence that had proved faulty.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
