crown
noun
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
have crowned
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present perfectof crown.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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But low IPO valuation alone wouldn’t have crowned Home Depot the stock market’s total return king.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The N.F.L. and college football have crowned their champions, with the Los Angeles Rams and the University of Georgia winning titles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
Once the season finales are over and the singing competitions have crowned their winners, networks often set their trash out on the curb, usually just before Memorial Day.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2020
Meanwhile, Charlotte Bonnet and her boyfriend Jeremy Desplanches may have crowned themselves the golden couple of European swimming in the space of 15 minutes.
From Reuters ● Aug. 6, 2018
He had risked his life—on the very day whose evening should have crowned that life by giving her to his arms.
From The Literary Sense by E. (Edith) Nesbit
