engineer
noun
a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering.
have engineered
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present perfectof engineer.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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Others have engineered ways to ship diesel fuel and gasoline from the U.S. to sell to private-sector buyers on the island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
"This case is about two of the richest corporations in history who have engineered addiction in childrens' brains," Lanier said.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
“Getting a first-floor master bedroom is another way we have engineered physical activity out of our lives.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
"Even close microbes, such as the one archaea generating methane, have engineered different ways to regulate nitrogen assimilation," Wagner sums up.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2024
Pericles seems to have engineered Anaxagoras’ release from prison, but it was too late.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
