compose
verb (used with object)
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements.
has been composing
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present perfect progressiveof compose (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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Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg has been composing a piece for the piano that charts the dramatic events unfolding around him.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
Crossett has altered the format of the visual city symphonies he has been composing for years, but the material is familiar.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
Lately, Fabricius has been composing and arranging for ballet, multimedia art installations and the screen, but her return to solo music is imminent.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2019
Abels, 55, has been composing since he was a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2017
By-the-bye, when at Rome go and hear the opera Verdi has been composing for that place on the story of Adrienne, and tell me all about it.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Mrs. Russell Barrington
