motor
noun
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
have motored
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present perfectof motor.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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While Celtic have spluttered, Rangers have motored since Philippe Clement took charge.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
The unmanned vessel was said to have "motored away" and the skipper was unable to get back on board or call for help.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023
Despite some financial market volatility, key parts of the real economy have motored along, with continued job growth, ongoing wage increases, and unemployment now lodged around a low 3.5% rate.
From Reuters ● May 2, 2023
Harrods sales have motored ahead since the banking crisis, hitting a record £752m in the year to the end of January 2009 – the most recent figures available.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2010
To those who have breakfasted at eight, and have motored over thirty miles of moorland, tea and sardines at two o'clock are a mere affair of outposts, that leave the heart of the position untouched.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross
