had

Example Sentences

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The move had some customers questioning if the app was straying too far from its original purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Eckert "accepted that he had specifically authorised the observations", which had "seriously violated" the integrity of the competition, the panel said when explaining why it had applied such a serious sanction.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Among the key episodes that center Zeb, a Lestat warrior whose people had been nearly wiped out for standing up against the Empire, are Season 1 Episode 3 and Season 2 Episodes 14 and 17.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In spite of all this activity in the Atlantic, the continental USA had a lucky escape with no hurricanes making landfall in 2025.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

They had subsisted on leftovers and the occasional McDonald’s takeout from Window Rock.

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