cite
verb (used with object)
to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority.
have cited
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present perfectof cite.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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His prepared testimony, to be delivered at 10 a.m. to the House Financial Services Committee, also made no mention of the tariffs or war-driven price increases that his colleagues have cited as one-off shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Many commentators have cited the timing — just as Mexican, U.S. and Canadian officials are negotiating a new free-trade-agreement, a pact that is crucial to the export-dependent Mexican economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
City authorities have cited the obscure commission’s denial as reason for not moving forward even though the City Council voted in favor of the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Not Arjen Robben, not Franck Ribery, not any of the great wide forwards he could have cited.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Mayor Clarkson could have cited his powerlessness, could have pleaded concern for his family, and fled the danger, as many other aldermen were doing.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
