rupture
noun
the act of breaking or bursting.
have ruptured
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present perfectof rupture.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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She shared story after story of students whose lives have ruptured under the weight of immigration enforcement.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2026
Those people were each compared to nine people of the same age and sex, for a total of 43,911 people who did not have ruptured brain aneurysms.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
Some portion of the offshore fault appears to have ruptured roughly every 250 years, with the most powerful quakes occurring every 430 years, on average.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
A preliminary report suggests that a ship’s anchor might have ruptured the pipeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
The slightest motion might have ruptured the thin skin keel.
From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
