course
noun
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
have coursed
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present perfectof course.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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Portents of apocalypse and furious resistance have coursed through the music of the Atlanta-based Algiers since its 2015 debut.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
But the aftereffects have coursed through a series of nearly nonstop elections — general, special elections, recall elections.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
The Blue Devils have coursed on through accusations of smugness and won 1,097 games under Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the sport’s history at 1,170.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2021
It is difficult, for me, to express the feeling of finding the columns that mark your origins—seeing the names of the victims and imagining the terror and fear that must have coursed through those communities.
From Slate ● May 1, 2018
The life of men, so troubled, so sad, seemed beautiful this May morning, with the suave beauty of ideals that for centuries have coursed through the blood of Italy….
From The World Decision by Robert Herrick
