has been approaching
- present perfect progressive of approach (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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My breaking point has been approaching for months, and TikTok appears to sense my looming reluctance.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
But all the while—if Facebook Sinema is indeed the senator—she has been approaching a separate pursuit with reliability, humility, rigor, and patience.
From Slate ● Dec. 15, 2022
Sonos has been approaching affected customers to offer them refunds where necessary and supplying them with shipping labels to return the extra devices that were sent in error.
From The Verge ● Jun. 17, 2022
“This challenge has been approaching for years and has been on our radar,” said Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall, whose team has saved 16 million gallons of water since the turf was installed.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
At that moment, however, the figure that has been approaching the Zebra Room enters my field of vision.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
