ferry
noun
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
has ferried
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present perfectof ferry (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 ship has ferried dozens of people and the submersible craft to the North Atlantic wreck site, where the Titan has made multiple dives.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Since it started running on March 31, the train has ferried nearly 600 people to hospitals in safer areas of western Ukraine, he said, including around 30 more people on Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
Just 13 years old at the time, Zelaya memorized his mother's phone number in Texas and boarded the train through Mexico that has ferried thousands of Central American immigrants on similar journeys over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
The firm has ferried about 2,800 people out of Egypt since Sunday to places such as the UK, Germany, France, Bahrain and Dubai.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2011
There is a stranger with Joe, that he has ferried across from Shelter Island, and he's comed up from the wharf too.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by James Fenimore Cooper
