dress
noun
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
has been dressing
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present perfect progressiveof dress (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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Fashion designer Taryn de Vere has been dressing up each day as household items ranging from sink unblocker to a packet of curry powder.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2022
For the last six years, the St. Laurent family, from Indianapolis, has been dressing up in elaborate, handmade costumes, according to SWNS.
From Fox News ● Oct. 21, 2021
Each of those suits was bespoke, the latter stitched by H. Huntsman & Sons, a Savile Row institution that has been dressing British swells since 1849.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
Thomas, who grew up in Decatur, Ga., and whose aesthetics are shaped by a bit of old-fashioned Southern formality, has been dressing for the courthouse with gusto because it brings her pleasure.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2020
Confidentially and on the side he has been dressing his heel, which in spite of all keeps on freezing, and is in very bad shape.
From A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Booker T. Washington
