manifest
verb (used with object)
to make clear or evident; show plainly.
had manifested
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past perfectof manifest.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He told his Instagram followers that after the line-up announcement last week, his problems had "manifested physically" for the first time and had caused "a spike in my vitals as an area of concern".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
It felt a little accusatory, as though the neurotic author and critic had manifested the wasps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
Simultaneously, medical science began dispensing the first vaccinations against a pandemic that had manifested the deadly effect of what some loosely describe as “alternative facts.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2020
In speech class, she realized that her repression had manifested in her voice.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
Medieval plagues had manifested themselves in a similar way, in the form of many dead rats.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
