had replied
- past perfect of reply.
Example Sentences
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Investigators say the girlfriend told them that Mr. Banta had previously suggested ordering abortion medication online, to which she had replied that she wanted to keep the baby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
He said the family had told her that Tehran wasn't safe but she had replied: "People need me, people have been wounded."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
At the hearing, when asked for an explanation, Kennedy claimed he had asked Ms Monarez if she was a "trustworthy person" and she had replied "no", to some disbelief from his opponents in the room.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
A part of him wonders, now, if he could have averted the apparent outcome if he had replied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
And his mother had replied, mildly, “There are many different ways to be poor in the world but increasingly there seems to be one single way to be rich.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
