harm
noun
physical injury or mental damage; hurt.
have harmed
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present perfectof harm.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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A majority of workers in our survey say tariffs have harmed access to the goods and services Americans need.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
He's challenged what he sees as damaging press intrusions that have harmed his private life and his relationships.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
"The pope is maybe the only person who can awaken the conscience a little bit of all the people who have harmed this territory," local worshipper Giuseppina De Francesco, 60, told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
To estimate how much past droughts and floods have harmed rice production, the scientists combined several lines of evidence.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025
I would never have harmed one of Daisy’s little friends.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
