expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
have expired
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present perfectof expire.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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The Department of Homeland Security is concerned about people remaining in the country after visas have expired and says there were more than 538,000 "overstay events" between October 2023 and September 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
She sold shares from exercising options that wouldn’t have expired for another four to nine years, reaping 15% gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
By the end of 2026, core patents on semaglutide will have expired in 10 countries that represent 48 percent of the global obesity burden, according to a study published earlier this month by researchers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Thousands of middle-class Californians who depend on the state-run health insurance marketplace face premiums that are thousands of dollars higher than last year because enhanced federal subsidies that began during the COVID-19 pandemic have expired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
He lived out the remainder of his life in Azkaban, lamenting the loss of Marvolo’s last heirloom, and is buried beside the prison, alongside the other poor souls who have expired within its walls.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
