have fanned
- present perfect of fan.
Example Sentences
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Middle East producers need tankers that have fanned out across the world to deliver their cargoes and sail back, which could take months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
FBI raids have fanned across the foothills, but none of them have borne fruit either.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Strong winds have fanned the flames amid summer temperatures, endangering communities and hampering firefighting efforts.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
Bovino said hundreds of Border Patrol agents have fanned out and are on the ground in L.A. carrying out enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
His ill-directed activity seems to have fanned the dormant embers into a blaze, and to have given aim and consistency to the whole scheme of oppression.
From Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster by Potts, Thomas, fl. 1612-1618
