roar
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger.
had roared
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past perfectof roar.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Stocks had roared back from March losses triggered by the Iran war.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 19, 2026
"I've had so many emotions here the last 20 years because of you guys," three-time Grand Slam winner Wawrinka told the crowd, who had roared him on throughout.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
The professor of Catholic social thought and practice said the pontiff had roared with laughter when she told him she was a Manchester United fan the first time.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
When it mercifully ended James had roared back to score 33 but also wore six turnovers and a perpetual grimace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
For five days the previous October the “power fire,” as it was called, had roared across these mountains, consuming seventeen thousand acres of pine and cedar.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
