Examples of 'he thought he had' in a sentence

Meaning of "he thought he had"

he thought he had - This phrase suggests that someone believed or perceived that they possessed or owned something, but it turns out that their belief was incorrect or mistaken

How to use "he thought he had" in a sentence

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he thought he had
He thought he had the money on the way.
The only skill he thought he had was luck.
He thought he had sorted things out perfectly.
Certain signs which he thought he had recognised.
When he thought he had an insight i should here.
As for what aaron did even if he thought he had to do it.
Tom said he thought he had forgotten something.
This was the only choice he thought he had.
He thought he had discovered the earthly paradise.
He was loving the power that he thought he had.
He thought he had won the final battle.
Tom found the keys he thought he had lost.
He thought he had more character than that.
Tom told me that he thought he had the flu.
He thought he had better call the doctor.

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He did it because he thought he had no other choice.
He thought he had to be the first in the water.
Only what he thought he had done.
He thought he had paid his debt to society.
He told authorities that he thought he had hit a dog.
He thought he had never enjoyed a meal so much.
He asked the president if he thought he had demonized immigrants.
And he thought he had stopped the message.
I guess he did not have the protection he thought he had.
By then he thought he had part of the answer.
He had recovered the power he thought he had lost.
He did what he thought he had to do and nothing more.
A lot better than the weeds he thought he had.
A promotion he thought he had been promised went to somebody else.
He refused to pay in a brothel because he thought he had flirted.
He thought he had a connection with the woman.
Clues about what he thought he had seen tonight.
He thought he had a chance to develop down there.
It was so far away though that he thought he had imagined it.
I guess he thought he had been abandoned again.
He had told the police that he thought he had killed me.
He thought he had gotten away with something.
And because he was career military he thought he had to keep it buttoned up.
He thought he had so many friends on the outside.
And unable to stop what he thought he had complete control of.
He thought he had the worst voice in the world.
Only that he thought he had.
He thought he had about four left.
A few months ago he thought he had already found her.
He thought he had me all tied up with his purity.
And he did what he thought he had to.
Guess he thought he had nothing left to live for.
He is losing the control that he thought he had over you.
Just when he thought he had no way of getting away.
It was so unexpected that at first he thought he had heard her wrong.

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