top
noun
have topped
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present perfectof top.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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If they did, credit-card debt in the U.S. probably wouldn’t have topped $1.26 trillion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
McDonald’s says its early tests have topped 90% accuracy, with plans to expand the technology as part of a sweeping modernization initiative.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Some analysts said that Samsung’s operating profit would have topped the estimate had it not booked a provision for special bonuses payable early next year to employees in its chip-making division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Lately, car makers have abandoned cheap models and gone all in on loaded pickup trucks and luxury sport-utility vehicles, so average dealership prices have topped $50,000.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
If the Pharos had somehow been plucked off the North African shore and placed on Lake Michigan, it would have topped the Chicago skyline until the construction of the Wrigley Building in 1922.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
