vacation
noun
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday.
has vacationed
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present perfectof vacation (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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Despite her heart disease and arthritis, Ms Jacob has travelled abroad to spend time with her son and grandchildren, and has vacationed in Jordan, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Israel with her children.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2023
Chris Wallace is a registered Democrat who hosts “Fox News Sunday,” a child of two Jews who keeps a rosary by his bedside, a Washington wonk who has vacationed in Italy with George Clooney.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2020
Built for a New Jersey lawyer who has vacationed in Nova Scotia for years, it looks toward a 120-foot bluff fronting the Gulf of St. Lawrence, three miles outside the village of Inverness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2020
A native of Michigan, Wolfe said she has vacationed in Florida most of her life.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2019
For decades, he has vacationed off the coast of Texas on South Padre Island, among the few homes to the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2015
