rend
verb (used with object)
to separate into parts with force or violence.
has rent
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present perfectof rend (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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The one exception is the city of Takoma Park, which has rent control that caps annual increases at 7.3 percent.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
Designers’ imaginations have been no less active as the pandemic has rent the fabric of people’s lives — after all, architectural spaces are directly implicated in the spread of the virus.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2020
This test of basic assumptions has rent a hole in normal, and what once felt natural—sitting here, on the couch—no longer feels right.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2018
Best Buy has rent to pay and floor managers to feed, all of which cuts into Pebble's bottom line.
From The Verge ● Feb. 24, 2015
“Those whom fate has rent asunder, let no man join together again,” he observed.—“Who are you?”
From The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Arthur Guiterman
