incline
verb (used without object)
to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
had inclined
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past perfectof incline.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And the economic meltdown had inclined her even more toward Obama.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cecilia had inclined her head to direct these words at the young Hardman.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
“If I had inclined my head some few degrees ...,” she said.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
If Schiller had inclined to dwell upon the mere visual or imaginative department of his subject, no man could have painted it more graphically, or better called forth our emotions, sympathetic or romantic.
From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Thomas Carlyle
Neighbouring Sovereigns were repeatedly our guests, entertainment followed entertainment, each conducted on the most lavish scale, until the country, which at first had inclined towards applause, began to show unmistakable signs of disapproval.
From Long Live the King by Guy Boothby
