consulted
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past participleof consult.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
consultverb (used with object)to seek advice or information from; ask guidance from. -
past tense formof consult.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
consultverb (used with object)to seek advice or information from; ask guidance from.
Example Sentences
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Statisticians I have consulted insist that it’s almost certainly a coincidence that those three particularly terrible months for the market happened to occur in October.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
An outside ethics expert Krasner consulted said neither he nor the district attorney’s office needed to be removed from the case, though Diamond said the expert “ignored critical facts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
"The value in this project is practically unquantifiable," said Berkeley archaeology graduate student Leah Packard-Grams, who consulted on the project as a papyrologist.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
In crafting “The Price of Freedom,” the museum consulted with veterans’ groups to try to avoid a backlash like the one that arose on the Enola Gay.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Aureliano Triste consulted the calendar and left the following Wednesday, planning to return after the rains had passed.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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