glance
verb (used without object)
to look quickly or briefly.
had glanced
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past perfectof glance.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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There was no rescue act once Decordova-Reid had glanced in his hammer blow of a header and Willian had tapped home to put daylight between the sides.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
“I had glanced at my watch. It was 9:20 and I had not spoken yet,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
If she had glanced in the stands at her husband, Kenneth Ferguson, she would have seen him switch from grinding his teeth and squinting to smiling ear to ear.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2019
On a Saturday night in Arizona 14 months before, Miller Barber had glanced into the hotel lounge and saw the Phoenix Open leader—Knudson—hunched over a drink.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 1, 2019
I had glanced around the crowded cathedral many times the night prior, wondering if she was right.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
