doubt
verb (used with object)
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
had doubted
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past perfectof doubt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It shows Ferrari’s ability to control shipments, revenues and margins in a manner that many had doubted after the underwhelming growth targets presented last October, it adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Most analysts had doubted that BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank which has a large footprint in Turkey and Latin America, would secure more than 50 percent of Sabadell's shares, a threshold needed for outright control.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Whoever he thought had doubted him, he'd answered them.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
Prominent economists had doubted it would be possible to cool conditions by cutting job openings without also causing a spike in unemployment.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Bo looked at Hornet as if she had doubted that the earth was round.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
