thread
noun
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
have threaded
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present perfectof thread.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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Into this wilderness we have threaded our neighborhoods and streets, not to mention freeways, making it a mix of the wild and the urban.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
Mowatt looked to have threaded in Callum Robinson after the break only for the Republic of Ireland international to see his effort blocked.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2021
Repeat until you have threaded your fabric through all of the notches.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2021
Workers have threaded the chains that will cut through the ship into place and welded massive lugs to the vessel’s hull that will attach to the crane for lifting each big section.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2020
The muzzle of Mons Meg was set fair upon him, and he felt for the first time in his life that he could not have threaded a needle had his life depended on it.
From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
