parade
noun
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
has been parading
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present perfect progressiveof parade (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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“In addition to being beautiful, it’s really fun,” said Fábia do Carmo Carvalho, 19, who has been parading with the group for several years.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
That's according to Symone Williams, the artistic director of the Genesis Mas Band, which has been parading at Notting Hill Carnival since the 1980s.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023
Post-pole, The Killers performed, while Jimmy Carr has been parading around the Mercedes paddock today.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2018
In the meantime, Juan Bosch has been parading around Santo Domingo calling for "strikes, demonstrations and appeals" to drive out the OAS's peacekeeping troops.
From Time Magazine Archive
Julian has been parading round the garden this morning, blowing a trumpet which papa brought him from Chester, and dragging after him a portentous wooden cannon, which would not help to gain the smallest battle.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
