order
noun
has been ordering
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present perfect progressiveof order (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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Shetty: Everyone has been ordering out all week and wants some home-cooked food, they’re coming over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
It is “one of the jewels we have in the community,” said Pamela Geyer, a stem cell biologist at the University of Iowa who has been ordering flies from the stock center for 30 years.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2020
Since the pandemic started, he has been ordering online, which has taken some getting used to.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2020
Facebook has been ordering more content for its Watch platform lately, including a 10-episode dramedy series starring Avengers: Infinity War star Elizabeth Olsen, and an English remake of the Norwegian web series Skam.
From The Verge ● Mar. 2, 2018
"Because Mrs. Salisbury has been ordering all this month," Justine said.
From The Treasure by Kathleen Thompson Norris
