exude
verb (used without object)
to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out.
had exuded
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past perfectof exude.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Warrington had exuded energy on the scales in the weigh-in while Wood cut a much more calm figure, and that contrast was reflected in the ring as the challenger came swinging from the off.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023
Many fans were left disappointed that Guimaraes did not start, especially after he had exuded confidence when telling the media the club could become "a world power".
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2022
He may have been at the end of his life, and barely able to walk, but the childlike wonder Feinstein had exuded 70 years earlier was undiminished.
From The Guardian ● May 5, 2019
At the upbeat Miami event where his effort began so winningly, Jeb Bush had exuded optimism, and maybe even a sense of destiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2016
It was this last that finally swayed her: New York, which had exuded a glamorous pull on her imagination ever since she’d read Eloise as a child.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
