rear
noun
the back of something, as distinguished from the front.
had reared
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past perfectof rear.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The cause of Mr Gannon's death remains under investigation, though his mother said he had had a heart condition from birth which had "reared its ugly head" in recent months.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2022
This was before the coronavirus had reared its head.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
Black power had reared its head, and with it came more muscular state governments embracing investments in infrastructure and the region’s first statewide public school systems.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
His mother, Sara, had reared him, her only child, to believe he had a fixed place in the center of the cosmos like other Roosevelts.
From US News ● Apr. 9, 2015
Somewhat relieved—for the memory of the Ento creature had reared up fresh in her mind—she went back out into the corridor, and the shadow fluttered in the distance again.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
