bleach
verb (used with object)
to make whiter or lighter in color, such as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
have bleached
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present perfectof bleach.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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She estimates that 80% of the women she has met have bleached their children, or plan to do so.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
One of the biggest news stories of 2072 is a report from marine biologists that over 90 percent of tropical coral reefs have bleached white.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2022
“I have bleached it. I dyed it black. I tortured my hair. In ‘Hairspray,’ I’m in a wig.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2018
Without that cyclone, the whole reef would have bleached as severely as the northern part.
From Nature ● Apr. 12, 2016
“Tell your uncle that the hour has come. That the mermaids have bleached hair.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
