sally
noun
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
has sallied
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present perfectof sally (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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That left little danger; so Perot, who might be described as a mixture of Billy Graham and Don Quixote, has sallied forth to rescue Wall Street from the dragons plaguing it.
From Time Magazine Archive
This day is very bad; notwithstanding which, James has sallied out to make some calls, as he soon leaves the country.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
Expedition after expedition has sallied forth to rescue the living or to bury the dead, but all in vain: the tales have proved false, and slowly hope has faded away.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby
The growing strain of the conversation is here relieved by Violet, who has sallied from the villa and through the garden to the steps, which she now descends, coming very opportunely between Malone and Straker.
From Man and Superman by Bernard Shaw
