tank
noun
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
has tanked
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present perfectof tank (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 company's stock price has tanked around 30 percent this month as yields on some of its bonds soared, reflecting heightened angst over its future.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the end, it took a top artificial-intelligence startup to halt a market panic that has tanked the value of software vendors by hundreds of billions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
It’s X. On financial metrics, the valuation of the company has tanked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024
WSU’s offense has tanked since the sizzling start but could find its groove against a porous Cal defense.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Musk’s attempt to weasel out of his $44 billion deal has done predictably bad things to Twitter’s stock price, and the will-he-or-won’t-he of it all has tanked morale inside this giant, publicly traded firm.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2022
