ferry
noun
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
have ferried
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present perfectof ferry.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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Boats have ferried more than 400 people so far from the Cap Ferret peninsula that stretches along France's Atlantic coast west of the city of Bordeaux, city authorities said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Times reported in February that “F.B.I. tactical agents have ferried her to a resort in Britain before a dinner at Windsor Castle and to an appointment at a hair salon in Nashville.”
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
More than two dozen tankers have ferried Venezuela’s oil to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Departures from Lapland's Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam were all cancelled on Sunday as temperatures did not go above -35C on Sunday.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
Behold, once before you have ferried me across this water in your boat for the immaterial reward of a good deed.
From Siddhartha by Hesse, Hermann
