glimpse
noun
a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
had glimpsed
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past perfectof glimpse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They were the life’s work of a man who, like a monk, protected all he gathered into a treasure few had glimpsed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
"The poem felt like someone had glimpsed into my soul," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023
Levin thought longingly of the office building he had glimpsed on the opposite end of the parking lot before being ferried away.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022
At the start of the Sunday service, Pastor Bob was passed a note from Howland Forrest, the church member who had glimpsed the crash from her car.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2020
I swiveled around, but there was only the charred building I had glimpsed during my vision at Meir’s.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
