roar
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger.
have roared
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present perfectof roar.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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Price moves were most dramatic in the market for metals, which have roared to all-time highs and traded like meme stocks in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
As concerts and movie theaters have roared back to life this summer, so has a disturbing trend: bad behavior.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2023
The Lionesses have roared their way into their first Women’s World Cup title game, Sunday against Spain.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Deals for their coaches, though, have roared upward for decades, in part because they came to encompass more of a coach’s varied business arrangements, like appearance fees, than in the past.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2021
I suppose I should have roared, he told himself, but I can’t think of anything to roar about.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
