carry
verb (used with object)
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport.
has been carrying
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present perfect progressiveof carry (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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It’s not hard to imagine Microsoft, which has been carrying out frequent rounds of layoffs and studio closures at Xbox, eventually following suit.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The 6-foot-5 Californian has been carrying the red, white and blue pretty much since Andy Roddick retired more than a decade ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
For more than five years, the Valiora Dinosaur Research Group, made up of Hungarian and Romanian paleontologists, has been carrying out fieldwork in the western Hațeg Basin.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Jolly has been carrying out tests on the banks of the River Yare to see how quickly the plastic-free wipes disintegrate.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
She has been carrying around this little notebook, a nice one, the champion of notebooks, for a long time, not knowing what she should write in it.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
