array
verb (used with object)
to place in proper or desired order; marshal.
has arrayed
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present perfectof array (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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To protect his home from any potential embers, Mr. Papadopoulos has arrayed six garden hoses fitted with high-volume water nozzles around his property.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
As a precaution, the U.S. has arrayed in the Pacific a number of missile defense Navy ships, tracking radars and other elements of its worldwide network for shooting down hostile missiles.
From Time ● Apr. 13, 2013
Bruce Conner also used folds in his paper: the delicate little symmetrical designs he has arrayed in neat columns, like specimens in an exotic insect collection, are derived from inkblots.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2011
Previously, Yamaguchi has arrayed wooden pieces or other earthy found objects, including stained coffee filters.
From Washington Post
Teumman, king of Elam, has arrayed his army and fixed upon battle, brandishes his weapons to proceed against Assyria.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
