array
verb (used with object)
to place in proper or desired order; marshal.
arrayed
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past participleof array.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof array.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
arrayverb (used with object)to place in proper or desired order; marshal.
Example Sentences
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The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
That tower is extraordinary, with its deep-set curved windows arrayed like a supple column of vertebrae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
After surveying his pyramids of cans, arrayed spices and stacks of noodle soup, they issued him a 2,500-euro fine, equivalent to around $2,866.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Plates of half-eaten pancit, a Filipino noodle dish, were arrayed across tables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
The siege weapons — six golden onagers the size of houses - were arrayed behind in a loose semicircle, three on each flank.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
