have breasted
- present perfect of breast.
Example Sentences
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Yet he could have breasted all these things in some way, if the central tenet of his heart had not been ravaged.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
We have breasted a considerable part of that climb and shall presently—it may be in a generation or two—come out upon those great heights where there shines unobstructed the light of the justice of God.
From President Wilson's Addresses by Harper, George McLean
Only the man whose strength had borne the giant Spartan down could have breasted the billows that came leaping to destroy him.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
Anyway, I do not believe there is another man living who could have breasted that hurricane-lashed sea for such a distance.
From Wings of the Wind by Harris, Credo Fitch
If Frederic had the least spirit of martyrdom, he would have breasted his sorrow manfully and alone.
From Gala-days by Hamilton, Gail
