curl
verb (used with object)
to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
has curled
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present perfectof curl (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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That band currently is at 6,925 but has curled upward and is moving higher as SPX rallies.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
“The attorney really came out of him,” said Jared Allen, a former NFL player who has curled with Ruohonen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
But now, at last, it seems the wish will be granted, and somewhere at San Francisco headquarters, the finger of an old monkey’s paw has curled.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2022
More recently, the artist has curled the sheaves of what appear to be sample books into gentle arcs or, in one case, serpentine coils.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2018
She touches the hand that has curled around the pearl.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
