proffer
verb (used with object)
to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
has proffered
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present perfectof proffer (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 for Vivien, the narrative she has proffered in her journals is far from the whole story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
That said, the project also has proffered an unexpected gift of collaboration and connection.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
“The federal government has proffered zero evidence the defendants intended to infiltrate the Secret Service for a nefarious purpose, or even that they specifically targeted the Secret Service,” said U.S.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022
Mary Alice McCarthy, director of the Center on Education and Skills at the New America foundation, has proffered a different approach: apprenticeships.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
But to the American's lip the great foster-mother has proffered a more pungent and rousing draught,—not an old Saxon sleeping-cup for the night, but a waking-cup for the bright morning and busy day.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 by Various
