work
noun
have wrought
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present perfectof work.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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Yet, until now, tech companies have been able to sidestep responsibility for the pain they have wrought on families across the country.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
The two hacks - which began in late April - have wrought havoc on the two retailers.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
This multipronged filmmaking approach, chronicling the painstaking work of a cold case while documenting what years of whispers and silence have wrought, is what gives “Sugarcane” its raw power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2024
Botany Bay, they already know what he and his kind have wrought.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2023
“Yet had he known of it, he could have wrought a just and swift revenge. Alas, Fortune truly is a false dame!”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
