grind
verb (used with object)
to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet.
has ground
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present perfectof grind (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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Oil-tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global crude and crude products flowed through in peacetime, has ground to a halt in recent days.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz - an essential route for global oil and gas supplies - has ground to a halt.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
And then there’s Rep. Jared Golden, the Democratic representative of Maine’s 2nd District, a centrist Blue Dog Democrat who has ground out victories in several brutal campaigns.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
But investors had hoped for more progress toward reopening the crucial strait, where oil tanker traffic has ground to a near standstill since the outbreak of the war, sending energy prices soaring.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
The only way she would have real coffee is if I'd brought it to her, and I hadn't, so when she says she has coffee, she means she has ground acorns or twigs.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
