skirt
noun
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
has skirted
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present perfectof skirt (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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Executive-produced by Josh Safdie, it traces a billion-dollar network of traffickers and collectors that has skirted the Endangered Species Act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
But she has skirted laws restricting what transactions women are permitted, and the consequences are too much for her image-obsessed banker husband.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2023
To dispel the view that Binance has skirted regulations, the company recently announced it had acquired a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, allowing it to enter the Japanese market “as a regulated entity.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
But recent building has skirted the town’s efforts to keep Stanley looking rustic.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
With her white wings she has skirted the edge of the dusk with an incredible calm.
From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Marsden Hartley
