exist
verb (used without object)
to have actual being; be.
has been existing
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present perfect progressiveof exist (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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Menthol has been existing in this different terrain than other flavored cigarettes.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2021
On his errands of mercy to Russia, he has had the opportunity to view and review the conditions under which that unhappy country has been existing for the past few years.
From Time Magazine Archive
That’s a powerful combination for a man who has been existing in the mud of society.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Its atoms are continually suffering some displacement and rearrangement, but yet it has been existing as a book for some time past and will exist for some time in the future as well.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
Some can come to believe that loving has been existing.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Gertrude Stein
