grill
noun
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
has grilled
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present perfectof grill (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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As chair of the investigations subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee, she has grilled oil company executives.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2022
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has grilled Fauci in nationally televised hearings, and Fauci — true to his fighter-from-Brooklyn roots — has punched back.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
The social network has since agreed to pay a record $5 billion fine with regulators for mishandling user information, while Congress has grilled major tech executives over their data practices.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
While the filmmaker has grilled political figures before — Robert S. McNamara in “The Fog of War,” Donald Rumsfeld in “The Unknown Known” — reviewers felt he went light on Bannon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
"The sun has grilled me like a bone."
From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell
