cruise
verb (used without object)
to sail about on a pleasure trip.
has cruised
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present perfectof cruise (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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A likeable Waldo-shirted national team has cruised into the round of 16, its best performance in ages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The selling extended into Asia, where Seoul -- which has cruised more than 20 percent to multiple record highs this year thanks to its strong tech presence -- sank more than two percent.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Sabalenka has cruised through her opening-round matches without dropping a set and will face 13th seed Daria Kasatkina next after the Russian beat Belgium's Greet Minnen 6-3 6-4.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
The fifth-ranked team has cruised into the quarterfinals.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
"Thunder and lightning!" exclaimed the merman, "don't preach about weather to a man that has cruised in whirlwinds and tornadoes."
From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving
