had

past tense of have
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it had a great time at the party had three operations on her leg

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of had The ones at the high-dollar games cited in the indictment could read cards and predict which player had the best hand. Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025 The commission has had traps and game cameras in the area since shortly after the attack occurred, Stephens said in Thursday's news release. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025 Alaska Airlines had a similar outage in July and one after a systems upgrade in April of 2024. Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 Later research discovered that the children had bone markers and ritualized burial treatment suggesting they had been sacrificed, and the site became known as La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, or the Cave of the Dead Children. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 For Lovesac, the overhaul in its supply chain over the past decade presented growing pains, but the tariffs were really an opportunity to develop American manufacturing, a goal CEO Nelson had from the company’s inception. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025 In a test of 28 red yeast rice supplements, two had no detectable monacolin K. Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025 Adams had yet to endorse in the race. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 On two occasions in recent months, the Oakland City Council has had the opportunity to leave ABC behind and award the contract to Allied Universal, the world’s largest private security provider. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for had
Verb
  • Police say the fake was likely a copy from the 20th century owned by an 84-year-old Swiss woman, who is now also under investigation by German and Swiss authorities.
    NPR, NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Remember, the guy who owned Studio 54?
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • She had been approached before Leachman accepted the role but had turned it down.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After trying to negotiate the equity stake down to 12%, Nazareth accepted the three Sharks’ offer.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the end the meetings produced no substantive breakthrough for either side.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The ad was produced by the Ontario government.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite being deceived, Stone, who dated Garfield for four years, conceded that the actor's dedication to the secret was honorable.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to Chinese sources, one of its electronic warfare (EW) systems has successfully deceived a foreign spy plane over the South China Sea.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It’s been 32 years since Toronto experienced the thrills of the World Series.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell experienced the same type of frustration Friday night that the New York Yankees’ Max Fried and Carlos Rodón did in the Division Series.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This interactive dashboard brought together a wealth of drug mortality and demographic data that allowed users to compare county-level overdose rates with the socioeconomic conditions in that area.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, the media will not be allowed to capture images of the 22-year-old entering or exiting the courtroom.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In The Simpsons’ World Cup episode, Homer is asked to referee a match after FIFA fires officials who had been bribed to call matches unfairly.
    Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The scandal exposed how some wealthy families cheated and bribed to secure spots for their children at elite universities, sparking nationwide outrage over denied opportunities for more deserving students.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025

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