gleam
noun
a flash or beam of light.
had gleamed
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past perfectof gleam.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It had gleamed in the cold fluorescent light of the guinea-pig room.
From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2013
Far away to the right the Anduin, that had gleamed fitfully in sun-breaks during the day, was now hidden in shadow.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Hooper was watching him carefully Kingshaw saw the way his eyes had gleamed, suddenly, with triumph.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
Hence arose the profound discouragement which had taken possession of him, and extinguished the ray of hope that had gleamed for a moment in his breast.
From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid
It had gleamed brightly at first, and now was losing its sheen, fading away to invisibility.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Harry Bates
