harvest
noun
the gathering of crops.
has been harvesting
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present perfect progressiveof harvest (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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The workers were being transported to Cannon Farms in Dunellon, which has been harvesting watermelons.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
He has been harvesting materials from the tree for 14 years, using bark and wood to create art, tools, canoe paddles and drums inspired by traditional Coast Salish peoples.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
Her family has been harvesting trees in British Columbia for generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2021
Dakin Farm has been harvesting maple and making syrup in its sugarhouse for almost 60 years.
From Fox News ● Aug. 4, 2019
All along, the man has been harvesting every possible compliment, from a notice that half the old women in the neighborhood have a crush on him to a judgment that he is "nationally smart."
From Time Magazine Archive
