assail
verb (used with object)
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
has been assailing
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present perfect progressiveof assail (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Misfortune has been assailing him right and left, and he is nearly bankrupt.”
From The Scarlet Feather by Will Grefé
For many long and hard-fought years this handsome maniac has been assailing Nacumera, tirelessly.
From Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship by James Branch Cabell
