Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

has been dating

  • present perfect progressive
    of date (3rd person singular).
    date
    noun
    a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The 28-year-old has been dating Spider-Man actor Tom Holland for the past four years.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

Travis Kelce is a nine-time Pro Bowler who has been dating pop music superstar Swift for more than a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

Swift is on hand to watch Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, whom she has been dating since the first couple of weeks of the season.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

In other words, she argued that yes, she has been dating Wade, but no, it does not prejudice the case.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2024

And yet Gogol has been dating her for over a year now.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri