depict
verb (used with object)
have depicted
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present perfectof depict.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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Films throughout history have depicted how difficult it was for some silent stars to transition to the era of sound, which arrived in 1927 when Warner Bros. released “The Jazz Singer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Some have depicted him as a king, a superhero, a doctor, a warrior or a religious figure.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Broadcasts have depicted rescue crews picking through the rubble of destroyed buildings to extricate survivors in cities mostly untouched in previous bouts of violence, such as Tel Aviv.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
For the faithful, “The Acolyte” serves up scads of Jedi, a franchise fundamental that the other live-action “Star Wars” TV shows have depicted sparingly or not at all.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
And it is thus that illustrators of the poem have depicted him.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
