espouse
verb (used with object)
to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
has been espousing
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present perfect progressiveof espouse (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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Curtis smiled and repeated what he has been espousing since the early 2000s: “You can’t really trust a computer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
In fact, I gave a speech using a lot of the values - old Liberal values - which she has been espousing over the last couple of days in her speeches.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2016
Mr. Kinder, who has been espousing and refining life-planning programs with his clients and in seminars for several decades, calls for a process that involves self, family and community.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2016
The chancellor has been espousing a rebalancing of the economy towards manufacturing and exports but the official data has yet to show any evidence of such a shift.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2013
