who'd
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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It began with a geriatric black-Lab mix who’d been picked up as a stray and locked in a cage at the South Los Angeles animal shelter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
She had recognized the name of a woman who’d just opened her own private school in the fall of 2025: Tara Salute.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
We met people who'd flown into other airports too.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The same study, a Greenwald Research survey of 2,210 adults ages 45 to 79 who’d each saved at least $100,000, put numbers to the rest of it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
That was Julia, one of the few people who’d known Rachel as long as me.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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