had

Example Sentences

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"I'm letting him go proudly. I accept it sincerely, even though it is not what I had hoped as a parent," Zulmi's father Iskandarudin told reporters after the funeral.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

It was the first time Tamasi had heard such an order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Thompson believes this encouraged other families to think about the future of the items they had kept for decades.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"I'm very sad that avalanche covered the school," one child wrote, addressing the letter to a teacher they didn't know had already been killed.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Her walk had been pretty short, she thought.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith