lance
noun
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
have lanced
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present perfectof lance.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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“That would have lanced the boil in a very powerful way, and they could have reset the conversation,” Hess said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
Sometimes they were so close to the ship’s side that we might have lanced them from the deck.
From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by Durden, James
"Their blood is not in your veins as mine is, unless the doctors have lanced it out."
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Reade, Charles
