describe
verb (used with object)
to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of.
had described
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past perfectof describe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He asked the judge for mercy for a man he had described in a presentencing memo as “70 and effectively impecunious.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Earlier, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon had described Tuesday's killing of Marco Tapia, a university student who was only known to police over a traffic offence, as "completely unacceptable".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Previously they had described the victim as "a kind, loving, fun man with a heart of gold" who would "light up a room".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
What followed was an hour-and-47-minute conversation between Weist and two investigators attempting to determine whether the work she had described as artistic research truly constituted investigative experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
My grandfather had described it a hundred times, but in his stories the house was always a bright, happy place—big and rambling, yes, but full of light and laughter.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
