damage
noun
injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness.
has been damaging
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present perfect progressiveof damage (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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"So yes, it has been damaging, and damaging to the future ability of governments to get across behavioural issues."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
Although the rain has been damaging, it didn’t seem as bad to them as what they experienced five years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Minicucci acknowledged that the chaos has been damaging for Seattle’s hometown airline.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
It also created a stigma around renting that I think has been damaging to a lot of people.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2021
At times the lack of harmony between the State Fish and Game Commission and the sportsmen of the state has been damaging to the interests of wild life, and deplorable.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
