inspire
verb (used with object)
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.
had inspired
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past perfectof inspire.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The album also wrote the next chapter in heartland rock’s evolution that Jackson Browne had inspired, Bruce Springsteen was pioneering and Tom Petty, John Mellencamp and others would soon advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
He said Wales had inspired him to get into ceramics, with his mum having had a passion for pottery too.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The constitution of the company’s revenue provides insights into the very diversity of business units which had inspired the stock pick.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The Queen told Ms Pelicot that she had "inspired women across the globe" and "created a powerful legacy that will change the narrative around shame, forever".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The unsolved Ramsey case had inspired me to read up on the famous forensic pathologists Michael Baden and Henry Lee.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
