reflect
verb (used with object)
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface.
had reflected
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past perfectof reflect.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Even before the Iran conflict broke out, Moody’s machine-learning-based leading indicators had reflected a 49% chance of a recession beginning in the U.S. within the next 12 months.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
North Down Cricket Club said the planned event had reflected "the best of our community and our Ulster-British heritage - confident, welcoming, and grounded in respect".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
He knew he was intelligent, and believed he had reflected deeply on issues and reached the right conclusions.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2024
Speaking to The Times the day before Biden arrived for the Group of 20 summit, Garcetti had reflected on the lessons of Biden’s long fight to get him confirmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
Few had reflected that Malcolm X, upon becoming a Black Muslim minister, had signed an oath of poverty, so that for twelve years he never acquired anything in his own name.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
