Examples of 'they thought they had' in a sentence

Meaning of "they thought they had"

they thought they had: This phrase suggests that someone believed they possessed or achieved something, but later discovered that it was not the case. It implies a mistaken assumption or a false sense of security

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

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they thought they had
They thought they had a rogue lab.
They were only doing what they thought they had to do.
They thought they had our support.
With assets which they thought they had.
They thought they had killed everyone.
It was almost as if they thought they had hired painters.
They thought they had neutralized him.
I do not know why they thought they had to do that.
They thought they had broken her.
His enemies were overjoyed because they thought they had won.
They thought they had failed him.
They could play it rough when they thought they had too.
They thought they had the apostle.
Americans have lost trillions in savings or assets they thought they had.
They thought they had made concessions.

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They used to keep people in quarantine if they thought they had disease.
Or at least they thought they had believed.
The two of them headed back they way they thought they had come.
They thought they had an inclusion problem.
Some were performing so well that they thought they had been called in for bonuses.
They thought they had seen a spirit.
But it remains true that they thought they had a good chance of success.
They thought they had struck oil.
They got rich and they thought they had all the power.
They thought they had them all.
Residents who fell were also asked why they thought they had fallen.
They thought they had been too late.
When people first came here they thought they had found a hell on earth.
They thought they had a chance to succeed.
She said it gave her and others hope for a life they thought they had lost.
They thought they had good arguments.
Patients were instructed to call whenever they thought they had developed HZ.
What they thought they had accomplished.
But when the Stasi acquired photos of inappropriate behaviour they thought they had me.
They thought they had this wired.
Together they live in the perfect house They thought they had the perfect life.
This they thought they had accomplished.
And who may have more control over their options Than they thought they had.
They thought they had got rid of me.
She then asked the crowd whether they thought they had come to a Rolling Stones concert.
They thought they had fixed the.
Whose friends they thought they had lost her ¶.
They thought they had time to cross.
For some reason, they thought they had a chance.
They thought they had a good reason.
Did they indicate that they thought they had the guy?
They thought they had it this time.
So does that mean they thought they had been reincarnated?
They thought they had achieved everything.
In their subconscious or unconscious minds, they thought they had been sentenced to death.

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