illustrate
verb (used with object)
to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
had illustrated
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past perfectof illustrate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Milley said that despite gains on each side, Ukraine had illustrated not just better battlefield tactics but a “superior will to fight.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022
Speaking after her first practice session in New York, Raducanu explained to BBC Sport how the experience had illustrated the physical improvements she had to make.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2021
She added that the study of cyclists had illustrated a larger point: “It worsened performance!”
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Elsewhere, Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO Ray Maguire, who led a session on gaming in 3D, acknowledged the crucial state of flux the distribution debate had illustrated.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2010
In the second paper, meanwhile, he had illustrated two peculiar designs involving the principle in less elementary ways.
From The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments by Robert A. Chipman
