taste
verb (used with object)
to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth.
has tasted
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present perfectof taste (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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In all those years, only one woman has tasted victory.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
As her book explains, after overindulging at the house of a neighbor who had a newborn colt, she then tweeted about it with existential despair: “He has tasted life’s infinite tragedy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
Now that the company has tasted stock market riches, is it on the fast track to enshittification, that perfect neologism for the way profit maximization inevitably ruins everything good online?
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2024
But as anyone who has tasted them raw knows, cranberries are ultra-tart, so they have limited appeal for wildlife.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
For another girl, it may be that she has a handicapped brother, has stolen food, possesses a pair of red pants, is nearsighted and used to wear glasses, or has tasted chocolate.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
