had averred
- past perfect of aver.
Example Sentences
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They were the work of a man, one critic had averred, "who knows his trade."
From Time Magazine Archive
I found Lord Cochrane," he had averred, "confined there in a strong room, fourteen feet square, without windows, fireplace, table, or bed.
From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by Bourne, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox)
No one had ever remembered seeing such weird-looking birds there before, and Janet had averred that their arrival betokened no good.
From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon
But she had been afraid of one thing, even as Richard Kendrick had averred.
From The Twenty-Fourth of June by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
She spoke English with fluency and purity, and the guide had only stated the truth when he had averred that the Parsee lady had been transformed by her education.
From Round the World in Eighty Days by Verne, Jules
