alight
verb (used without object)
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
have alighted
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present perfectof alight.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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But Whitman, I imagine, would have alighted at Times Square, “afoot and lighthearted.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
As writers like me have struggled to create entities whose fundamental quality—captivity—must entice consumers rather than unnerve them, some have alighted on gender as a solution.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 31, 2016
Perhaps one day the UK will be littered with schemes like Spain's Ciudad Real airport and its 4,000m international runway, upon which, since April 2012, only birds have alighted.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2013
It is hard to imagine how the curator could have alighted on cutting edge brands such as Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, or even contemporary Balenciaga, for his homage to the earlier era.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2011
The name department is like a cloak-room when the guests have departed, a train from which all passengers have alighted, an office on Christmas day.
From A Man in the Open by Roger Pocock
