command
verb (used with object)
to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order.
has been commanding
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present perfect progressiveof command (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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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
But consider the potential money at stake: Since winning the Triple Crown, American Pharoah has been commanding about $200,000 for each live foal that he sires in the United States.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2018
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
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
