have reigned
- present perfect of reign.
Example Sentences
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For 3 years in a row, cool La Niña conditions have reigned in the tropical Pacific Ocean, suppressing the steady march of global warming.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 28, 2023
Only three other monarchs have reigned longer than 70 years: Liechtenstein’s Johann II, France’s Louis XIV and Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert may have reigned in the ratings for the past five years, but entertainment website Deadline said "Corden's show has been built for a viral age".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2022
If the process goes through, nearly all the popes who have reigned since the late 1950s would have become saints under the watch of Pope Francis.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
It imparts, to all organic nature, life, health, and activity; and had it not thus ridged up the surface, stagnation and death must have reigned over all the earth.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward
