demand
verb (used with object)
to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right.
have demanded
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present perfectof demand.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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Araujo’s family, activists, and local lawmakers have demanded an independent investigation.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Deere DE -2.18%decrease; red down pointing triangle has spent years in the crosshairs of farmers who have demanded easier ways to fix their own equipment or get it repaired by an independent mechanic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"From the very beginning, we have demanded one thing: the truth about why our daughters were killed."
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The commission's report was submitted this month and protesters have demanded that its findings be released.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
I would have asked who wanted me: I would have demanded if Mrs. Reed was there; but Bessie was already gone, and had closed the nursery-door upon me.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
