cross-examine
verb (used with object)
to examine by questions intended to check a previous examination; examine closely or minutely.
has cross-examined
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present perfectof cross-examine (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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Avenatti has cross-examined Regnier before, during the embezzlement trial, which ended when the judge found that certain evidence should have been turned over to Avenatti and wasn’t.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022
She has cross-examined Mrs. Inchbare; she has written to your steward for the date of your arrival at your estate; she has done every thing, calculated every thing, and foreseen every thing—except my excellent temper.
From Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins
He earnestly requests Socrates to remain;—in this showing, as Nicias says, how little he knows the man, who will certainly not go away until he has cross-examined the company about their past lives.
From Laches by Benjamin Jowett
He has cross-examined the German people, and he has cross-examined them with consummate tact and skill.
From German Problems and Personalities by Charles Saroléa
