maneuver
noun
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
has maneuvered
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present perfectof maneuver (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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He has maneuvered to avoid being lumped in with either the left or the right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Even if Ball is snubbed this year, he has maneuvered himself onto a faster track.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021
Despite the simmering public anger over the military defeat, Pashinyan has maneuvered to shore up his rule and the protests died down during winter.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
If Taser has maneuvered its way to the head of the pack, it’s done it by borrowing moves from the consumer technology world.
From The Verge ● Nov. 16, 2015
Charley has maneuvered for position, timing his arrival to such a nicety that the last slow step of his well-trained racer falls exactly as the pistol belches forth the signal to start.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Merrill Tileston
