claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
have claimed
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present perfectof claim.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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While five women have claimed they were mis-sold horses by Hopkins, another two have told us they had concerns about her operation.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Al-Marimi is alleged to have claimed he was later congratulated in person by the late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, for carrying out "a great national duty" against the Americans.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The wildfires have claimed the lives of five firefighters since last week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
In lawsuits, insurers have claimed that prolific users of the process, including Radiology Partners and an arbitration-focused company called HaloMD, are pouring in ineligible claims and winning inappropriate payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
And this is not an argument that affirmative action has made no difference in the lives of poor or working-class African Americans—as some have claimed.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
