you'd
American-
contraction of you had:
Sorry we missed you—you'd already left by the time we arrived.
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contraction of you would:
You'd be foolish to pass up such an offer.
contraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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If you want to make a 20% down payment on a $750,000 home, the recommended percentage to avoid private mortgage insurance, you’d need to shell out $150,000.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
“But you’d rather cross a bridge than find out your show is going to Canada.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
You talked earlier about how you dyed your hair for another role, and you didn’t know you’d be locked in for this long with it, but it’s such a feature of her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
"When a robot costs 17 million, you'd re-organise your factory around the robot, but it doesn't anymore," says Bill Ray, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Although, I realized, if you’d told me a year ago that I would become a Butterfly myself, I never would have believed that either.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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