array
verb (used with object)
to place in proper or desired order; marshal.
has arrayed
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Amid the greenery, the Ohio artist has arrayed banners, sculptures and mudlike mounds, made of everyday stuff.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2016
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
Miss Penelope, we fancy, has been ransacking some old chest of faded finery, and has arrayed herself in the character of "Martha Washington," as painted by Gilbert Stuart.
From Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
