they've
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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Residents told The Times they’ve seen rats running in and out of the warehouse, and large green and blue flies have swarmed into the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But they’ve got another bone to pick with Holden Caulfield: He is being used as a prop by performative men to impress those around him.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
"Over the last 10, 12 years, they've dominated, so that's why I wanted to join."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The fact that they’ve moved up together “marks a period of extremely aggressive buying, culminating in a parabolic uptrend,” Adam Turnquist, chief market strategist at LPL Financial, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
I wait right where I am in the hallway until they’ve disappeared.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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