sire
noun
the male parent of a quadruped.
have sired
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present perfectof sire.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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K21 was not known to have sired any calves.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
He is believed to have sired 196 foals in both countries, a low number by today’s standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2020
A lab test determined that Chaplin had an incompatible blood type and could not have sired the little girl.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
To produce a Derby winner so early in a stallion career is remarkably rare: Only five other stallions at his age have sired a Derby winner in 142 runnings of the race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2016
I have sired, nursed and reared Many reputations.
From The Broadway Anthology by Edward L. Bernays
