inspect
verb (used with object)
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically.
has been inspecting
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present perfect progressiveof inspect (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 Commerce Department has been inspecting them since the mid-1990s, when it found that many importers were flooding the U.S. with pasta priced below normal market prices in a bid to undercut their U.S. competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration has been inspecting the jets after part of an Alaska Airlines plane's fuselage fell off on Friday.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024
The Equal Education human rights group has been inspecting pit toilets in South African schools.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
The mechanic said Metro also has been inspecting bearings on the cars.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2021
One race I know of has been inspecting you regularly for several hundreds of your years.
From The Galaxy Primes by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
