had surfaced
- past perfect of surface.
Example Sentences
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By then, however, stories had surfaced of foreign tourists being detained for weeks, even months, without explanation or apparent cause.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Questions about U.S. tactics had surfaced from the outset, when Bradley put Collin Morikawa and Harris English together for the opening session of foursomes, where teammates alternate shots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
Evidence of Card’s mental health struggles had surfaced months before the shooting.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Mr Söhnlein added that his "biggest fear" during the search was that the Titan had surfaced after communications had been lost - which he said would have been standard protocol.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023
Unlike Rajesh, whose illness had surfaced in his twenties, Jagu had been troubled from childhood.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
