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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Non-tech companies have topped estimates by about 10%, more than double the 4% beat rate from the group of megacap names known as the Magnificent Seven plus members of the tech sector.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The third song ever to win Eurovision, in 1958, it sold more than 18 million copies worldwide and remains the only contest winner to have topped the US charts.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
That has been particularly hard in places like Los Angeles, where gas prices have topped $6 a gallon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Losses across the region have topped $500,000 in just two months, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 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
