roast
verb (used with object)
to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
have roasted
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present perfectof roast.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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Successive heat spells have roasted the continent since May, bringing temperatures of 40C and above -- and dragging drought and devastating wildfires in their wake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Back-to-back heat waves have roasted parts of the U.S. in the past month, particularly the central and eastern regions of the country.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 18, 2022
But this season has featured many large-scale North American heat waves that have roasted significant swaths of the country, helping temperatures skyrocket and toppling records.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
Al Franken, Ray Romano, Jon Stewart, Wanda Sykes and Larry Wilmore are among those who have roasted the president and the press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2018
I have obtained a specimen of it; also some beans, a number of which were of a cream colour; we have roasted a few of them, and find that they make very good coffee.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart
