has been brewing
- present perfect progressive of brew (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Yasuo Yamamoto grew up playing hide-and-seek between old barrels in the storehouse where his family has been brewing soy sauce for more than 150 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
A turf war over the online home listings business has been brewing for a while.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
But the trouble felt today has been brewing for longer than that—since 2022, to be exact.
From Slate ● May 20, 2025
The battle over the home has been brewing since September 2023, when the city issued a demolition permit to Milstein and Bank on Sept. 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
The old lord kept mostly in his own apartments, coming forth mornings to pace up and down the snowy inner courtyards of the castle-keep like an old sorcerer who has been brewing spells all night.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
