opine
verb (used with or without object)
to hold or express an opinion.
has opined
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present perfectof opine (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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In the past, Sarandos has opined with a “c’est la guerre” shrug that the rise of streaming has shifted movie consumption out of theaters and into living rooms.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2025
The billionaire entrepreneur-turned-efficiency expert has opined previously about the AfD, expressing his bafflement at the mainstream unease it prompts within Germany over echoes of the country’s Nazi past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
As The Facts has opined before, we cannot rewrite history, but we can rewrite a plaque, and at minimum, that is what should be done to the tablet hanging in the Capitol.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2018
“I don’t believe any court has opined on this as of yet. It is uncertainty piled on top of uncertainty with real harm being caused to the VA and veterans.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2018
Bess has opined that this change first appeared when it was decided that we went not to London this year, as we had talked of doing earlier in the summer.
From The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot by Evelyn Everett-Green
