deem
verb (used without object)
had deemed
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past perfectof deem.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The atomic bomb remains a complicated topic, but the Manhattan Project revealed something extraordinary about America: Universities, government, soldiers, scientists and private companies came together under perilous circumstances to do what many had deemed impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Officials had deemed that "among other relevant considerations, there has been initial progress in negotiations with the Government of Brazil," the order said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
The review states the airport had deemed what occurred in March as a "low likelihood event".
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
They also celebrated the news that Merritt was going to be allowed to remain in El Sereno, albeit not the house on Poplar Boulevard, which Caltrans had deemed unsafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
I saw even that to be thus frankly addressed on a subject he had deemed unapproachable—to hear it thus freely handled—was beginning to be felt by him as a new pleasure—an unhoped-for relief.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
