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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Once the punishment part has expired, Strachan will only be freed if the parole board decides he no longer presents a threat.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The front-month VIX futures contract is now May, since April has expired.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Sponsors would have to report any new such arrangements and confirm to the IRS that the union has expired after, say, 18 months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Now that the use period for the bars has expired, they will be burned, dumped or converted to animal feed.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2025
And then the young woman tells her that the patient, Ashoke Ganguli, her husband, has expired.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
