Examples of 'had had' in a sentence

Meaning of "had had"

The phrase 'had had' is an example of using the past perfect tense in English grammar. It is used to indicate an action or event that occurred before another past action. 'Had had' is the past perfect form of the verb 'to have' and is formed by combining the past tense 'had' with the past participle 'had.'

How to use "had had" in a sentence

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had had
Another interlocutor had had a similar experience.
She had had some advanced therapy.
Like some vampire had had a go at him.
They had had quite a few arguments.
Hundreds of fires they had had of being ignored.
We had had our first taste of power.
Serious flooding had had devastating effects.
He had had a stroke and was very feeble.
Women he knew who had had a termination.
They had had that problem before.
Carrying on as if nothing had had happened infuriated me.
She had had little life experience.
I meant if you had had your drinks.
He had had too much nose candy.
Lack of accountability had had a continuing legacy.

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She had had a very long day.
At long last people had had enough.
Priorities had had to be set and implemented.
I was not sure if everybody had had heard.
My cousin had had the same disease.
It was up to him to decide when he had had enough.
The area had had a rumored history.
Finally the people had had enough.
All have had had terrific experiences.
I remember he said he had had a long day.
I wish i had had half of your strength.
I never thought he had had the time.
You had had sex with him.
They told me you had had a child.
I have had had a very educational morning.
That moment dad had had enough.
Laura had had her for years.
Except her father had had a stroke.
I had had a clash with the union.
The campaign had had some success.
I had had a date for all eternity.
The creature had had my darling girl.
I had had a long fight with my parents.
If only you had had him destroyed.
I had had a feeling they would come.
If the master had had mercy on him.
We had had much difficulty with this.
But then he had had the benefit.
It had had been there was plane on the sky.
If this man had had those notes.
We had had a very humiliating public confrontation.
A computer file she had had been broken.
And had had the baby disposed of.
Nobody claimed she had had a boyfriend.
Apple had had conspicuous success in education.

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