HAD in a Sentence

Learn HAD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
404 example sentences for HAD, such as:
1. The air had a frosty bite.
2. The rain had freshened the air.
3. They had an awesome task ahead.
4. They finally had to admit defeat.
5. I had certainly acted imprudently.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of HAD
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I had certainly acted imprudently.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  His words had a strange effect upon me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
3  He had changed since his New Haven years.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
4  She had lost in the finals the week before.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
5  By midnight the hilarity had increased.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
6  It had gone beyond her, beyond everything.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
7  Krempe had given me concerning the lectures.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  He had a big future before him, you know.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  He knew he had a big future in front of him.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
10  The cry had evidently startled him.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
11  Not seldom, it had been seen by multitudes.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE MINISTER'S VIGIL
12  Her shadow had faded across the threshold.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
13  The scarlet letter had not done its office.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
14  What we did had a consecration of its own.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER
15  He had not the power of accepting it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 15
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  We had no trouble finding the address.
2  They finally had to admit defeat.
3  She had a little doze after lunch.
4  We had to hire maids through an agency.
5  They had an awesome task ahead.
6  He had an air of uncertainty about him.
7  The air had a frosty bite.
8  The rain had freshened the air.
9  We had a surprising amount in common.
10  Mark had the good sense not to argue.
11  The ensuing argument had been bitter.
12  I had no option but to ask him to leave.
13  He had to attend a sequence of meetings.
14  The rock star had a captive audience.
15  We had to walk across a ploughed field.