owe
verb (used with object)
to be under obligation to pay or repay.
has been owing
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present perfect progressiveof owe (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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If they have remained quiet, it has been owing to my persuasions and my promises that they might have good hope of justice—Your Excellency having consented to act as arbitrator between the Boers and Basutos.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
I was proud and happy; for I felt and feel that much of this has been owing to my exertions.
From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Henry Keppel
Man, wherein I have failed in obtaining deliverance and rest, it has been owing to my sin, not to failure in the Lord’s faithfulness.”
From The Settler and the Savage by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Let us acknowledge how vain our much work has been owing to our little prayer.
From The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer by Andrew Murray
This has been owing to a tour I made through several parts of Europe, and to a derangement in the packets, which, to my great concern, I found to have taken place during my absence.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) by Various
