expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
has expired
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present perfectof expire (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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Despite reopening the case earlier this year, police have now had to drop it because the time limit for prosecuting harassment allegations has expired.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Maddie Scott wrote on an Instagram story that has expired but was captured by the New York Post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
The front-month VIX futures contract is now May, since April has expired.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Since Congress adopted the central bank’s current structure in 1935, there have been five times where the chair’s term has expired before the Senate confirmed who would serve next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
And then the young woman tells her that the patient, Ashoke Ganguli, her husband, has expired.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
