alight
verb (used without object)
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
has alighted
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present perfectof alight (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the American composer has an instinct for recognizing when he has alighted on a story that will send his imagination into overdrive.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
Barely had people perceived two monster players — Federer and Rafael Nadal — when a third has alighted.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2016
The writer and director Hong Khaou has alighted on some promising themes, but doesn’t have the chops to make them work.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2014
Mr Lawsky has alighted on the fact that the size of the fine is at least a partial solution to the issue of making reparations count.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2014
And then I too, like a bird of passage that has alighted for a moment in some sheltered garden-ground, must needs go on my way.
From The Thread of Gold by Arthur Christopher Benson
