look
verb (used without object)
to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see.
have looked
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present perfectof look.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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Scientists, however, have lacked direct evidence showing what such an early partnership might actually have looked like.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
But other schools have looked for wiggle room, and the new IRS rule does have some exceptions.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Investigators then generated a forensic approximation of what she might have looked like based on a combination of DNA technology, her remains and Jesperson’s descriptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was damaged in the 19th century, but a computer reconstruction shows what it may have looked like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
He looked about as forlorn and pitiful as I must have looked cowering in the bathroom stall to eat my lunch.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
