prospect
noun
Usually prospects
have prospected
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present perfectof prospect.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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Other international miners, including BHP Billiton and Inco have prospected over the years, only to move on to more promising ground elsewhere.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2011
You can't lose me in these mountains; I have prospected all over them, and I have seen where the haunted mine is located a hundred times.
From The Haunted Mine by Harry Castlemon
"You have prospected all over the ridge?" continued the woman, impatiently.
From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte
I have prospected over every foot of it, and I know that it contains a fortune.
From The Silver Butterfly by Howard Chandler Christy
I have prospected through this region for some years and have only seen one moose.
From Klondyke Nuggets A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions in the Northwest by Joseph Francis Ladue
