dart
noun
a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
have darted
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present perfectof dart.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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He credits his players, most of them Smith recruits who could have darted after either of the last two seasons.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Indeed, if Haddon weren’t the author of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” I would have darted away from his new book, too.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2019
Team Blacksheep's FPV drones have darted through the arches of the Golden Gate Bridge and buzzed the peak of the Matterhorn.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2013
Not that things are easy: Before we’ve covered the 250 yards between the door of the medical van and our apartment building, Eurydice will have darted into traffic three times.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2012
And—Oh, sir, I beg your pardon—” added Marion, coming to herself, and she would have darted away again, but Jean held her fast.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
