spot
noun
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
had spotted
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past perfectof spot.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Police said a security patrol had spotted an abandoned vehicle near the Molesworth base and police found a "small breach" before arresting the men in the early hours of Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Travon Lane, a Mob Piru member, had spotted Anderson in the MGM Grand hotel lobby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
A call had come in from a homeowner who was out of town and who had spotted the intrusion on a security camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cambridge Associates concluded afterward that the high-quality private-credit managers had spotted the warning signs early and avoided both situations, while banks, broadly syndicated loan funds and rating agencies did not.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
If he was honest with himself, he had thought it might come to this from the moment he had spotted the sword through the ice.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
