freelance
adjective
of or relating to work conducted by a person who sells their services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.
has been freelancing
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present perfect progressiveof freelance (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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Tang has been freelancing for the past three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Mother, it seems, has been freelancing on her son’s behalf – unasked – by poking a few of her D.C. connections to smooth Paul’s acquisition of UBA.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
She was laid off work during the pandemic and has been freelancing ever since.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023
Emma Gallegos, 34, has been freelancing while saving money to start a local news website, Hwy 99, covering her hometown, Bakersfield, located in California’s agricultural heartland.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2019
She has been freelancing and looking for full-time work outside of journalism.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2019
