claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
has been claiming
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present perfect progressiveof claim (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 23-year-old American has been claiming "I'm not back, I'm better" to all who doubted her.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
“The nuclear industry has been claiming that small modular reactors … are the wave of the future and are essential in the fight against climate change,” report co-author David Schlissel said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
But amid those challenges, the McAuliffe campaign has been claiming momentum, heightened by a significant uptick in voting last week in key Northern Virginia suburbs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
Fox has been claiming he was "cancelled" in the U.K. after being dropped by his agents at Artists Right Group.
From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2021
“Because they are the daughters of this man who has been claiming father’s rights,” replied Peg.
From The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills by Lillian Garis
