roam
verb (used without object)
to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove.
have roamed
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present perfectof roam.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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As long as humans have roamed the earth, they have reaped the benefits of sun exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Agustin Martinelli, one of the authors, said that the Huayracursor is estimated to have roamed the earth between 230 and 225 million years ago, making it one of the oldest dinosaurs in the world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
But South Africa is not the only place where military vehicles have roamed civilian streets.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025
Indeed, sharks have roamed the oceans for 450 million years, producing giants like the Megalodon, the Otodus and the Ptychodus.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024
But such rabbits or raccoons or opossums as may have roamed those bottomlands and perhaps never visited the farmers’ cornfields were doomed by a judge and jury who neither knew of their existence nor cared.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
