sneeze
verb (used without object)
to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
has sneezed
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present perfectof sneeze (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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Awake, she has sneezed as often as every two seconds, and has never gone more than 15 minutes without the spasms that now cause pain in her nose, ears, chest and abdomen.
From Time Magazine Archive
For thy Salvation do I hope, O Lord," murmured Malka, piously, adding triumphantly aloud, "There! the kind has sneezed to the truth of it.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
The Prince has sneezed, and it is believed has smiled, though the nurses are unable to pronounce whether the expression of pleasure arose from satisfaction or cholic.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841 by Various
The sun has sneezed out the humming bird.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
A sailor will treat you because it is Christmas, or because Corkey has sneezed.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern
