leak
noun
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes.
has been leaking
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present perfect progressiveof leak (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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An industrial tank at a plant in Garden Grove, Calif., about 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles, has been leaking vapors since at least Thursday, authorities said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Carol Lilleker, from Laughton-en-le-Morthen, near Dinnington in South Yorkshire, said water has been leaking from beneath a manhole cover in the village since 27 June.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
Set for release Tuesday, it has been leaking out over the last few days, one eye-popping detail after the next.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
The plant has been leaking radioactivity since it caught fire in 1986 in the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
I do wish thee would buy a new coffee-pot, for ours has been leaking all summer, and I have to stop it every morning with rye-meal.
From My First Cruise and Other stories by William Henry Giles Kingston
