clean
adjective
free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.
has been cleaning
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present perfect progressiveof clean (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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Dr. Prasad has been cleaning house and consolidating power over drug-making authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Kathi has been cleaning the figurines with baking soda paste, and she’s also been doing a bit of shopping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
“Mr. Bankman-Fried continues to live a life of delusion,” wrote John Ray, the CEO of FTX who has been cleaning up the bankrupt company.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
In the two years since Andy Jassy replaced Jeff Bezos as Amazon’s chief executive, he has been cleaning up after his company’s aggressive pandemic expansion and after Mr. Bezos.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
"Somebody has been cleaning it with polishing powder."
From The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass
