dart
noun
a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
has darted
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present perfectof dart (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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Over the last decade, Martin has darted through the forest of popular culture like a modern-day Peter Pan, if Peter had been less afraid of growing up and more concerned with what that actually means.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
A sea-lion expert himself, Haulena has darted plenty of entangled sea lions, to anesthetize them so he can disentangle them from debris.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
Other times, he has taken off running, but has darted out of bounds instead.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2012
For around 20 years now, the 45-year-old writer has darted in and out of popular consciousness like a restless moth.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2010
The owl is flapping blindly through the flags to another hiding-place, while the wriggle-wriggle of the waters tells where the marsh-rat has darted away under the tangled growth.
From The Story of the Trapper by A. C. Laut
