had pictured
- past perfect of picture.
Example Sentences
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I also realized pretty much everyone looked nothing like what I had pictured, which could be what some participants experience after seeing the person they’re supposed to very quickly marry for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
She initially had pictured a blue kitchen, but the outside of her house already is blue, and she has blue wallpaper in another room.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Annita Twongyeirwe had pictured a different future for herself.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022
Of course, it's a documentary — a story about my friend — so that was where I had pictured it myself, but to see it spread among three categories is pretty amazing.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2022
I had pictured her smiling as she had smiled last night, cruel and evil.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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