crusade
noun
Often Crusade any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
has been crusading
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present perfect progressiveof crusade (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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Subašić lost 22 family members and has been crusading for justice ever since.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2020
Yiannopoulos writes for Breitbart Tech and has a large following as a self-proclaimed “free-speech fundamentalist” who has been crusading against political correctness.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2016
Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has been crusading for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to undo what he calls Taylor’s “highly corrupted” conviction and set him free.
From Time ● Feb. 11, 2013
Justice O’Connor, after all, has been crusading against state judicial elections since she left the bench.
From Slate ● May 16, 2012
Forced to retire four years ago as social relations executive of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese-of Massachusetts, he has been crusading ever since against what he sees as the injustice of being "thrown out."
From Time Magazine Archive
