molest
verb (used with object)
to make indecent sexual advances to.
have molested
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present perfectof molest.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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The day was overcast, which saved us from the scorching sun, that otherwise, at this hour, would have molested us.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens
Had the Quakers minded their religion and their business, they might have lived through this dispute in enviable ease, and none would have molested them.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): the American Crisis by Moncure Daniel Conway
He knew the breed, and would have given a lot not to have molested that redshank's abode and be found there.
From The Way of the Wild by Harry Rountree
The neighbouring dogs are not known to have molested the Naworth badgers in any way, and it is now supposed the estate can number about a dozen in numerical strength.
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin
They have always been threatening this country with war, and they have molested it and its coasts by their ships, with which they come to plunder; and they bring Sangleys as pilots and sailors.
