depict
verb (used with object)
has depicted
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present perfectof depict (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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On the four pendentives supporting the dome, the artist has depicted four patron saints of Parma: John the Baptist, Hilary, Bernard of the Uberti, and probably Thomas the Apostle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
From the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana, Netflix's The Crown has depicted five decades of the Royal Family's highs and lows.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023
That continued in politics, as Rosalynn Carter proved herself a skillful campaigner and forceful policy advocate in her own right, overcoming her youthful shyness that the former president has depicted in his writing and painting.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Mr. Xi has depicted self-reliance in food as a matter of national security, often saying, “Chinese people should hold their rice bowls firmly in their own hands.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
In the Sistine Chapel Michael Angelo has depicted the Almighty moving in clouds over the rugged earth where lies the newly created Adam, hardly aware of himself.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Alice Freeman Palmer
