display
verb (used with object)
to show or exhibit; make visible.
had displayed
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past perfectof display.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the Dutch case, Brand said he was approached by a man who had recently uncovered two horrifying secrets: he was a descendant of Seyffardt, and his family had displayed the looted art for years.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Wodehouse had displayed nothing worse than the stupidity of the innocent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
District Judge Joanne Hirst told the youngster at Manchester Magistrates' Court he had displayed "the worst type of feral behaviour".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
In New Hampshire, his victory speech had displayed all the grace and decorum of a professional wrestling show, down to mocking Ms. Haley’s dress and taunting her over losing.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
The fencing scene in. the play had displayed this same measured pace.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
