cradle
noun
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
have cradled
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present perfectof cradle.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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For more than 400 years, these mountains have cradled a form of Spanish that today exists nowhere else on earth.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
My hands have cradled many heads,Cut countless cords and cauls,But never held eternityWithin such fragile walls.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2010
But few historical sites in the U.S. have cradled so many greats.
From Time Magazine Archive
He would have cradled it and protected it instead of extracting it from its nest with a scoop.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Now we French show to great advantage in a strange land, for our forefathers, the conquerors of Europe, have cradled us in the traditions flattering to national pride.
From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by Prosper M?rim?e
