hunt
verb (used with object)
to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
have hunted
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present perfectof hunt.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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Greenlanders and other Inuit peoples have hunted seals for their meat and skin for centuries, but international bans have collapsed sealskin markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"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
During the millennia that frogs and men have lived in the same world, it is probable that men have hunted frogs.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
