react
verb (used without object)
to act in response to an agent or influence.
had reacted
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past perfectof react.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Many online had reacted with disgust to his video, which was reposted on a community page and picked up by local news outlets.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
The country's leader, Kim Jong Un, had reacted furiously to the warship's failed launch in May, and demanded it be quickly repaired.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
Perhaps all this helps explain why, as of Friday morning, more than 85,000 people had reacted to UnitedHealthcare’s solemn Facebook statement about Thompson’s death with a laugh emoji.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Yet European leaders seemed to also sense how slowly they had reacted to the new realities.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
The town reacted to us as its inhabitants had reacted to all things new before our coming.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
