have hunted
- present perfect of hunt.
Example Sentences
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"It's a near certainty this crocodile would have hunted Lucy's species. Whether a particular crocodile tried to grab Lucy, we'll never know, but it would have seen Lucy's kind and thought, 'Dinner.'"
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
Since then, law firms have hunted aggressively for lucrative cases, flooding social media with ads and quietly tapping third parties to find former occupants of county-run juvenile halls and foster homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
The authorities later claimed to have hunted down and killed the animal, although conservationists said later there was clear evidence they had shot a different bear.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
Presumably it consists of some new type of particle, and for decades physicists have hunted in vain for the prime suspect, weakly interacting massive particles.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
“The being your people have hunted for the better part of a century, the one they’ve named a monster, was not always so.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
