churn
noun
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
have churned
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present perfectof churn.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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Some of the shuttered schools, for instance, were found to have churned out commercial driver’s licenses within 24 to 48 hours, and some didn’t even have trucks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Firms have churned out hundreds, if not thousands, of online privacy tools and settings, launched with the apparent aim to help us secure our human right to privacy, in our digital lives.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Stocks have churned through the first two months of 2026, but the market has made little headway as investors grapple with the future of the AI trade, tariffs, interest rates, and more.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
The many books and articles on constitutional law that I have churned out over the years do not aim to tell the story of me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2025
We have churned the roads into a mortar-bed, and them that comes after us will have hard pullin'.
From Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign by John McElroy
