sight
noun
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
have sighted
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present perfectof sight.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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For years people have claimed to have sighted him in various different locations.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023
Sweetie has worked out the potential financial boon to the reservation of a shrine at a spot where gamblers have sighted the saint.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2017
The iceberg bulletin also draws on satellite observations and reports from the crews of passing ships, which may have sighted an iceberg or simply picked up a stationary object on radar.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 5, 2012
But in recent months, pantyhose makers have sighted just the faintest glimmer of hope.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2011
She is the first craft that I have sighted since my arrival upon this island.
From Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure by Harold Piffard
