imagine
verb (used with object)
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
had imagined
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past perfectof imagine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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What no one had imagined was a designed set piece that wouldn’t end with Ronaldo shooting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Caleb said the ceremony was great and "nothing like the weird coronation I had imagined when I was younger".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
"But discovering a necropolis of this scale was completely unexpected: the size of distribution, the depth and the age range were far beyond anything we had imagined," Xiaotong Peng said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
A day’s work on a “no-budget” film is even less rewarding than she had imagined; she lasted all of two episodes on “The Traitors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
There were hints of silver in his beard and sidelocks, but he was hardly the wizened elder I had imagined.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
