conceal
verb (used with object)
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight.
had concealed
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past perfectof conceal.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The scandal erupted in 2022 when the country's former spy boss filed a complaint with the police alleging that Ramaphosa had concealed the theft from beneath sofa cushions at his ranch.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Americans had concealed this through increased female workforce participation and rising house prices that created an illusion of wealth as wages flatlined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Marlowe Sommer found the prosecutor and Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies had concealed evidence from Baldwin’s legal team, which the judge said prejudiced the case against Baldwin.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
The supporters, most of whom had concealed their identity, will be reported to the procurator fiscal.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
Harry hurtled around a corner and found Fred and a small knot of students, including Lee Jordan and Hannah Abbott, standing beside another empty plinth, whose statue had concealed a secret passageway.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
