wend
verb (used with object)
to pursue or direct (one's way).
has wended
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present perfectof wend (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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The Discovery-WarnerMedia merger was announced in May and, until now, has encountered little turbulence as it has wended its way through the antitrust review process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Drinking Water: The approximately 6,800-mile-long network of mostly iron and steel pipes, some of which are a century old, distributes water that has wended its way down from upstate.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2016
That tone has wended its way through the music of acts as varied as punk bands the Clash, X and Rancid, and is so woven into the DNA of rock as to appear invisible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
The matter has wended its way through the state's court system, twice, with the second round ending when the Court of Special Appeals ruled against him in 2007.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2010
Through all the various grades of society the detective has wended his way, and he has looked into men's hearts when infamy stared them in the face and dishonor impended over them.
From Bucholz and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
