has been circling
- present perfect progressive of circle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The unladen tanker has been circling off the Pakistani port of Karachi since 8 May, ship tracking data shows.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
UniCredit has been circling the Frankfurt-based group since the fall of 2024, when it started building a stake in the lender and pushing for a deeper tie-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The spacecraft-to-spacecraft tests will be performed in tandem with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling the moon since 2009.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 28, 2022
For the last seven years, a leftover piece of an old SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been circling the Earth on a very wide orbit, having a pretty unremarkable time.
From The Verge ● Jan. 27, 2022
Just then, Ms. Tannenbaum, who has been circling the room, stops by our group.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
