displace
verb (used with object)
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
have displaced
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present perfectof displace.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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Huge forest fires in south-west France and central Spain have displaced more than 220,000 people, with the French military drafted in to help and the Spanish government declaring a national emergency.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The heavy downpours have displaced over 180,000 people as of last week, authorities said, with at least four people killed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Under Newsom's executive order, you cannot be evicted if you're a renter and are housing people who the fires have displaced.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2025
The clashes have displaced tens of thousands on each side of the border.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
The many and hasty movements of my family during the present contest, have displaced several valuable papers relating to property as well as military affairs.
From Nuts for Future Historians to Crack by Horace Wemyss Smith
