intimate
adjective
associated in close personal relations.
had intimated
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past perfectof intimate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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However, last month he had intimated he was willing to return, stating he felt he could accelerate the pace of merger talks between the two factions.
From BBC ● May 8, 2024
Although MBC argued that its reports were in the public interest, the judges said the channel had been biased toward Ms. Sung and had intimated that her accusations were true despite a lack of evidence.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
As Darwin had intimated and scientists like Prum have now proved, aesthetic selection is critical to the progress of evolution and the choice lies with the female.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2020
The 36-year-old had intimated this may be his final Tour earlier in the week – what a way this could be to bow out!
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2015
It was during the first of these, the one she had intimated belonged to someone else, that he had missed the girl.
From The Secret Toll by Thorne, Paul And Mabel
