crash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
have crashed
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present perfectof crash.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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Dozens of flights to and from Catalina Island have crashed over the years, with pilots saying the airport poses its share of challenges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Since 1959, dozens of spacecraft have crashed into it, some by accident and many deliberately for science.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Several Russian and Ukrainian drones have crashed in Latvia -- and neighbouring Lithuania and Estonia -- since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
They have crashed back to earth with such staggering force that the only thing left of their championship aspirations is a smoldering crater in the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
“A million—no, a trillion—golf balls wouldn’t have crashed the real towers.”
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
