stalk
noun
the stem or main axis of a plant.
have stalked
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present perfectof stalk.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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According to the Sunday Telegraph, a woman known to have stalked Prince Harry sat near him during his appearance at the High Court last week.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Versions of Phyllis and Carl have stalked Vogel’s past plays.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Instead of diving for its dinner, they write, Spinosaurus may have stalked shorelines or snatched prey from the shadows “like a 7-ton heron from hell.”
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2024
On Saturday, Collado tweeted at Musk, “I am the guy in this video … You have connections to me and have stalked me and my family for over a year.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2022
Many others in his place might have stalked off the Viking Biology Team.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
