have couched

• present perfect

  present perfect

  Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.

  of couch.
  couch

  noun

  a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with springs, tailored cushions, skirts, etc.; sofa.

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have couched

Some have couched their opposition in policy terms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022

But they could have couched it by saying “this one is right up there with the best” without declaring it the clear No. 1.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2021

Skeptics have couched their doubt in consideration of that possibility.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2020

Several stores have couched recent increases inside promotions, or nudged price tags up by a little under 10 percent, the point at which many shoppers’ radar picks up on the move.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2011

So soon as you shalt see the serpent griffons that have couched them therein, you shall show them this and cast her down before them.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Sebastian Evans

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