top
noun
has topped
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present perfectof top (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 RAV4, introduced to the U.S. in 1996, has topped U.S. sales charts for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The growing public frustration in Malaysia but also neighbouring Singapore, which has topped global major city pollution rankings in recent days, is pressuring governments, said Chin.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Tata group has topped India's most valuable brand list by valuation consultancy Brand Finance since 2018, according to the group's website.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
U.S. debt has topped a record $40 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The impudent rascal has topped me by over half a head, though I am a fair height myself.'
From Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
