tunnel
noun
an underground passage.
have tunnelled
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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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Her other children have tunnelled under their home, building a safe zone.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2021
Over a century, the miners have tunnelled so deep into the earth – 2km at some points – that they have now literally undermined the town.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2018
They have tunnelled along the San Andreas Fault, under the Yangtze River and beside the Bosporus, through catacombs in Rome and petrified pilings in Cairo.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 15, 2008
"Pa Field-Mouse and Nimble-toes have tunnelled under the snow!" exclaimed Aunt Squeaky.
From Grand-Daddy Whiskers, M.D. by Leonard, Nellie Mabel
Perhaps the mates will work two or three weeks before they have tunnelled far enough to suit them and made a spacious nursery at the end of the long hall.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
