has been decreasing
- present perfect progressive of decrease (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Landfast ice in the Chukchi Sea has been decreasing for decades.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
The lake has been decreasing in size, creating a larger dry shoreline that is laden with bacteria and chemicals left from decades of agricultural runoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
Munger built a fortune worth more than $2 billion at one point and earned a spot on the list of the richest Americans, but Munger’s wealth has been decreasing as he engaged in philanthropy.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Precipitation has been decreasing, and experts predict droughts will come with greater frequency and severity.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2022
Because of this the seal herd has been decreasing so rapidly that fear has arisen that it will disappear if the seals are not properly cared for.
From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 49, October 14, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Bishop, Julia Truitt
