has been commanding
- present perfect progressive of command (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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He has been commanding attention as a goalie ever since.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022
Guard Marshal Yanda, who’s preparing for his 14th season, said of Jackson, “He’s taken control and has been commanding the huddle well.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2019
Fox, which will broadcast the game in the United States, has been commanding $5 million from advertisers for a 30-second commercial, according to Fox Sports President Eric Shanks.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2017
We think he’s obeying the commands of the show’s title character, the head of a hacktivist outfit, but it turns out that he has been commanding himself all along.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2015
With the exception of one brief tour of duty in Washington last year, while the North African campaign was being planned, he has been commanding in the Mediterranean ever since June 1939.
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