hoard
noun
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc..
have hoarded
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present perfectof hoard.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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As rich countries have hoarded vaccines, just over 7% of Africa’s population has been fully vaccinated, according to the Our World in Data project at the University of Oxford.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2021
“For the last year, rich countries have hoarded doses and paid high prices for boosters in hopes that would keep them safe” instead of focusing on global vaccination, Kavanagh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
“We need those who have hoarded the vaccines to release them … we are not all safe if some countries are vaccinating and others are not,” said Ramaphosa, who currently chairs the AU.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2021
Some people have hoarded supplies, leaving others in a bind.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2020
But Uncle Jabez was short on conversation— he seemed to have hoarded that up, too, and was unable to get at his stores of small-talk.
From Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret by Alice B. Emerson
