control
verb (used with object)
have controlled
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present perfectof control.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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Since the inception of the United States of America, states have controlled their elections.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
The city had no known palaces where a ruler or ruling class could have controlled these tools of commerce and administration.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Tribalists and traditionalists have controlled the terms of the battle, one by simplifying, the other by denying, the way privilege has shaped our compound selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Two separate press-shy families have controlled the domaine through a partnership since 1942, although some of its vineyards date back to the 1200s, or even earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
I could not have controlled my relations with the whites if I had remained after having told them that I wanted to go north.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
