vent
noun
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
has vented
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present perfectof vent (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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He has vented to others that he does not have “a Roy Cohn,” a reference to his notoriously ruthless former lawyer.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
The United CEO has vented frustrations with Boeing management and its response to the Jan. 5 accident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Rwandan President and Arsenal fan Paul Kagame has vented his frustration at the club's shock defeat by a newly promoted club on the opening day of the English Premier League season.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2021
Ms. Markle’s half sister Samantha Markle, among a contingent of the bride’s relatives who were not invited to the wedding, has vented on Twitter, on British television and in the tabloids.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2018
What does it mean, the pause that follows the storm, when Nature's accumulated discontent has vented itself in a passionate outbreak?
From The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest by Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina) Liljencrantz
