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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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
Record-breaking heat waves have roasted the western United States several times already this summer.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 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
During the Han Dynasty in 200 B.C., people are said to have roasted bamboo stalks until they would turn black and sizzle, and the air inside the hollow stalks explode.
From Time ● Jul. 3, 2017
Sometimes the gods, being pacific, are pleased to have roasted instead the flesh of lamb.
From Selections from the Writings of Lord Dunsay by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Dunsany
