engineer
noun
a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering.
has engineered
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present perfectof engineer (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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The firm has engineered several exits in the past month or so, including data-center cooling business CoolIT Systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Ben Stokes has engineered unimaginable Ashes escapes in the past.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
As if health coverage is a widget the company has engineered rather than a lifeline it is cutting.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
“I feel really good about this team,” said Rams president Kevin Demoff, who in the last decade has engineered them into one of this town’s model sports franchises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
One may well be pardoned a little natural vanity when one has engineered a feat like that!
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler
