choose
verb (used with object)
to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference.
has been choosing
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present perfect progressiveof choose (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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The actress further explained that she has been choosing to put her children first during their teenage years, which is when they need her “most.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
But with the World Cup and Olympics coming soon — events that will require coordination with the feds — the chief has been choosing his words carefully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026
Taiwan has been choosing its national leaders through free and direct elections since 1996.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2020
The most controversy Ho-Sang has generated so far in the N.H.L. has been choosing to wear No. 66, which has been worn by only one other N.H.L. player since Lemieux retired in 2006.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2017
"Her ladyship has been choosing her costume, my lady," she explained, as she closed some of the volumes.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Mrs. Humphry Ward
