evince
verb (used with object)
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
had evinced
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past perfectof evince.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I asked Anna-Maria if he had evinced any inclination toward art.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019
Dana Walden, a co-chief executive of the Fox television group, said Mr. Sarandos’s signing of Ms. Rhimes was the deal that had evinced a deep change in Hollywood.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2018
Lawmakers thought he was simply trying to run up the score to establish dominance in the district, and he had evinced no concern whatsoever, lawmakers said Tuesday night.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2014
His enemies hinted that the temperamental Wilhelm II had evinced displeasure at the way in which he maneuvered his corps.
From Time Magazine Archive
The eagerness and quickness this man had evinced to point out danger, ever since he joined our friends, was good reason in itself for suspicion.
From The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life by Edward Sylvester Ellis
