crib
noun
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
have cribbed
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present perfectof crib.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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It’s no wonder, given the tune’s lasting popularity, that countless musicians have cribbed the late Hal Blaine’s iconic “Be My Baby” beat over the last few decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
He began with the “common carrier” doctrine, an idea he may have cribbed from Federalist Society stalwart Richard Epstein.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2021
“Yes, fine, I may have cribbed a little bit from Westworld,” he confesses.
From The Verge ● May 20, 2018
Mr. Dylan may have cribbed the first line from the traditional English folk song “Go Away From My Window,” recorded by Jeannie Robertson and John Jacob Niles, among others.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2016
I wonder if I have cribbed that last sentence from Chamber of Commerce literature.
From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
