tunnel
noun
an underground passage.
have tunneled
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present perfectof tunnel.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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Unlike with termites, you usually don’t need to worry that they have tunneled into framing or floor joists, because carpenter bees typically stay in wood that’s on the exterior surface.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022
By late August, billions of cicada nymphs will have tunneled underground and started their incredible 17-year life cycle again.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2021
As if mining a new gold rush, streaming services have tunneled into Sundance, scooping up dozens of festival titles.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2020
He was also an ardent foe of Westway, the proposed $2 billion highway in Manhattan that would have tunneled under a man-made park on the Lower West Side.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2017
The men have tunneled through the drift from one car to the other.
From Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways by Annie Roe Carr
