revive
verb (used with object)
to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew.
had revived
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past perfectof revive.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Smith had revived his career with the Seahawks and could provide the Raiders with their most stable quarterback situation since the Derek Carr days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
To support the idea, Democrats had invited the influential author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who had revived the reparations issue in an article in The Atlantic, and the actor and activist Danny Glover.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Gleason had revived “The Honeymooners” in the 1960s, with Jane Kean as Trixie.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Kaninch mused that the war had revived aspects of the lifestyle of earlier generations.
From Reuters ● Nov. 26, 2023
Apollo had revived the fainting Hector and breathed into him surpassing power.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
