contend
verb (used without object)
to struggle in opposition.
has been contending
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present perfect progressiveof contend (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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Stronger inflows in its private-equity and other businesses helped offset a slowdown in its private-credit unit, which has been contending with a pullback in interest among individual investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The firm has been contending with drinkers switching to no or low-alcohol choices, as well as rising prices that have increased its costs and squeezed customer budgets.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
From toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes to sewage pouring into Detroit basements to choking wildfire smoke that drifted south from Canada, Michigan has been contending with the fallout from climate change.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
The scandal has become a national embarrassment for the nation’s second most populous city, which also has been contending with an unchecked homeless crisis and rising crime rates.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
It is at this touch, which discovers the Almighty power of Him with whom he has been contending, that the whole nature of Jacob goes down before God.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Marcus Dods
