glare
noun
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.
had glared
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past perfectof glare.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At a news conference last week, Bivol had glared coldly at Álvarez, the undisputed super-middleweight champion and unquestionably the headliner Saturday night.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2022
So, just after midnight, the security light that had glared over the site, making the rows of encased spotlights look like metal gravestones, was turned off.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2014
She had attended a dating event at a mosque in Seattle, but the men and women there had glared at each other from opposite sides of the room, unable to interact one on one.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2011
Steel Executive Vice President R. Conrad Cooper, head of the industry negotiating team, had glared and snapped at each other across the bargaining table in Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel without making any detectable progress.
From Time Magazine Archive
I thought of the way that Harry had glared at me.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
