has been eating
- present perfect progressive of eat (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Rising competition from fixed wireless and fiber connection services has been eating into the company’s home-internet subscriber base, while cord-cutting is weighing on its cable business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
To supplement the extra cardio work, Aspinall has been eating over 6,000 calories a day and drinking between eight to 10 litres of water.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
A self-described hippie and former Hells Angel, Cassar has been eating here for 50 years, long before he became diabetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
The Pentagon has about $5 billion worth of equipment it can send from it’s own stockpiles and has been eating away at that almost weekly.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
‘So the guy turned into a snake. The moral is: Frank has been eating squirrels?’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
