How to use had in a sentence

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• There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.From the entry word
• Her parents had lived in Botswana, spreading the word among the tribespeople.From the entry word
• After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.From the entry nonsense
• The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert.From the entry pie
• We had no money so we had to live by barter.From the entry barter
• The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.From the entry patronage
• His face went ablush after realizing he had spoken out of turn.From the entry ablush
• I had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere.From the entry about
• We had to ration our food because there was a war on.From the entry on
• Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks.From the entry odd
• Sorry, my English isn't very good. I wish I had better English.From the entry english
• I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.From the entry the
• The staff were very accommodating and made sure we had everything we needed.From the entry accommodating
• He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him.From the entry birth
• The old man had craggy, uncultured features, but had bright, intelligent eyes.From the entry craggy
• They had a vibrant culture from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD.From the entry ad
• I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.From the entry point
• It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.From the entry be
• We had to change the dates of the festival because of the flooding.From the entry date
• Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.From the entry unemployment
• I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open.From the entry open
• He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work.From the entry take
• Nobody answered the door when I knocked, so I had no choice but to leave.From the entry but
• Yesterday was rainy, but by this morning it had begun to snow.From the entry yesterday
• The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.From the entry work
• You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.From the entry time
• The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and their fruit withered.From the entry disease
• The exposed workers had some kind of disease that left their skin splotchy and their faces withered.From the entry disease
• I had children too early (in life), so my first baby arrived early.From the entry early
• She had to accelerate her work pace to meet the deadline.From the entry accelerate
• The soldiers had to acclimatize before starting operations in the desert.From the entry acclimatize
• Her baby had always been active, even before he was born, when he would kick her bladder.From the entry baby
• Due to bed shortages, Jeff and Paul had to bunk together.From the entry bunk
• The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.From the entry thin
• The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.From the entry kill
• The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.From the entry kill

Meaning of had

1. verb Used to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is itself in the past.
2. verb As past subjunctive: would have.

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Questions about had in a sentence

How do you use had in a sentence?

Had is used as a verb. For example: “I felt sure that I had seen him before.”

What is a short sentence with had?

“I felt sure that I had seen him before.”

What does had mean?

Had means used to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is itself in the past.