cement
noun
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
has cemented
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present perfectof cement (3rd person singular).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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Jeff Bezos has cemented his standing as one of the wealthiest individuals in history—with a personal net worth hovering around $200 billion, and buoyed by Amazon’s relentless valuation growth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was supposed to come down after the first year, but has cemented its legacy in the years since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
The Grammys were an appropriate exclamation point on an extraordinary year that has cemented the 31-year-old's reign over global music.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Goals and assists often grab the headlines but 23-year-old Nuno Mendes has cemented himself as one of the best left-backs in the world right now after some superb displays at full-back for PSG.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
His stands on a small brick foundation, a few feet behind a privet hedge in front, with a brick wall along the side in which he has cemented a few huge conch shells.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives by Work Projects Administration
