bottle
noun
a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
have bottled
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present perfectof bottle.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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"I have bottled water and other supplies," Matsuura said, adding he would "stay scared and cautious for the next few days" in case another big quake strikes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Production quotas have bottled up around 30% of its output capacity at a time when it could use the revenue to offset war-related pressure on its earnings from tourism and business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
I have heard lots of criticism of Arsenal recently - how they have bottled it in games or are falling away again when it matters - but that was certainly not the case here.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Restaurants that could not do so or did not have bottled water were ordered to close.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2021
She’d laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and gotten drunk on it every night, he would have.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
