broach
noun
an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
have broached
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present perfectof broach.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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In a potential nod to those concerns, some officials have broached the idea of loosening restrictions, though cautiously.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
Industry associations representing airlines, automakers, banks and IT contractors have broached the restrictions in meetings with lawmakers, according to lobbying disclosures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2020
HBO host Bill Maher has proposed Mr. Newsom as a 2020 presidential candidate, a notion that such publications as the San Francisco Chronicle, GQ and The Hill already have broached.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
I have broached the subject with my parents and even offered to purchase crates for crate training.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2012
I sought to comfort her as well as I might; but ah me! there was no word of release or deliverance: how could I have broached it, how have claimed it from her?
From The Chief Justice A Novel by Karl Emil Franzos
