remember
verb (used with object)
to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again.
had remembered
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past perfectof remember.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“When he was on that short list, and a couple of newspaper and TV people came to interview me, and I had remembered saying Sam had a strong moral compass,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Peston had remembered visiting Balls in the 1990s in Yorkshire and seeing a drum kit, leading him to assume he could play.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The officers who fielded her call scrambled into the parking garage, only to discover that neither had remembered his car keys.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Glad that I had remembered to grab my binoculars and camera on my way out the door, I settled in to watch the birds.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2023
I had remembered many things from my past on this journey, but I still couldn’t recall the time before my scar, when I must have accepted Mama’s kisses with little-girl delight.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
