switch
noun
a turning, shifting, or changing.
have switched
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present perfectof switch.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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This is especially true of those who have switched jobs—and who might feel especially put off if the pay gains they hustled for are later eroded by inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Maps showing spectral ages across individual galaxies also revealed that their radio lobes continue changing after the jets have switched off.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Music publications like Stereogum and Pitchfork have switched to a paid supporter model while fostering their communities of indie music obsessives in robust — and, in Pitchfork’s case, brand new — comment sections.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Crystal Palace and Fulham have switched from gambling to technology and AI - to Temporal and ClickHouse respectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Your Miss Honeywell and I have switched places,” he said.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
