pledge
noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
has been pledging
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present perfect progressiveof pledge (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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For weeks, Lloyd Webber has been pledging to open his new musical, the $8.2 million “Cinderella,” “come hell or high water.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2021
“If we don’t have the diversity of representation that Joe Biden has been pledging and that we are looking for,” he said, “there will be huge disappointment.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2020
For months, Obama has been pledging that he wakes up every day fighting for the middle class.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2012
Diamond, who has been pledging to make Barclays a better corporate citizen, is giving up his bonus for 2012 as a result.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2012
Since then everyone has been pledging articles for sums below this amount, as a second decree of the same nature is expected.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
