trench
noun
a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
has trenched
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present perfectof trench (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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After a revolution which has trenched on so many opposite interests, the reader cannot be surprised, if information, derived from such a variety of sources, should sometimes seem to bear the character of party-spirit.
From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Francis W. Blagdon
He has trenched upon no law of the realm, but only upon those of breeding and humanity.
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by William Ware
