stalk
noun
the stem or main axis of a plant.
has stalked
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present perfectof stalk (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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And methods to recover the bodies are crude enough to destroy the very thing they seek — a thought that has stalked Al-Zaharnah’s mind again and again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Now where there was once self-sufficiency, hunger has stalked his village.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
"For centuries, malaria has stalked sub-Saharan Africa, causing immense personal suffering," said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2021
For years, the writer Fante Bukowski has stalked the literary scenes of Denver and Columbus, Ohio.
From Slate ● May 2, 2020
So slavery has stalked down the long line of centuries, cursing and destroying millions with its damning power, but time has not sanctioned it into a right.
From Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 by Joseph Warren Keifer
