comb
noun
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
has combed
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present perfectof comb (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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With just one formal employee and a team of volunteers, Fake News Cleaner has combed Taiwan’s churches, temples, small fishing villages and parks, spreading awareness.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
Victoria Gall with the Hyde Park Historical Society, has combed through dozens of archives, newspaper clippings and census records to piece together Rebecca Lee Crumpler's life.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
He adds that the team of more than 300 personnel has combed the 300-hectare area thoroughly - thrice - to locate the leopard.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
During Millett’s decades in government and nonprofit organizations, he has combed through mounds of data about H.I.V./AIDS and black gay and bisexual men.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2017
Dunbar has combed through the anthropological literature and found that the number 150 pops up again and again.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
