bash
verb (used with object)
to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
have bashed
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present perfectof bash.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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Students have bashed and bemoaned the report across campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Although WeightWatchers is standing by its evolution, several customers and health experts have bashed the company for “not practicing what they preached.”
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
“They are not newbies—they have bashed rocks together before,” says Peter Ditchfield, a geologist at the University of Oxford who was part of the dating team.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2023
The White House, the Mexican government, trade groups and reeling businesses have bashed the extra inspections as redundant and a new burden on an already fragile supply chain.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
These new rules came against the backdrop of China's regulatory crackdowns in major sectors such as e-commerce and tutoring which have bashed shares in offshore-listed Chinese companies.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2022
