compose
verb (used with object)
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements.
have composed
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present perfectof compose.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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The authors “appeared to have composed figures by piecing together parts of photos from different experiments,” says Elisabeth Bik, a molecular biologist and well-known forensic image consultant.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2022
She was a devoted ascetic and is said to have composed 10 of the hymns in the Rig Veda.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
As one member said of Franklin, “His presence and advice, like oil on troubled waters, have composed the contending waves of faction.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
Rucker and Leonnig have composed their book, they write, out of a desire to step out of the churning news cycle and “assess the reverberations” of Trump’s presidency.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2020
Cecilia was lost to the events of ten minutes before and could not have composed a simple sentence.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
