prey
noun
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
has been preying
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present perfect progressiveof prey (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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“Look, the bottom line is Big Tech has been preying on and victimizing our children for way, way too long,” said state Sen. Ben Kramer, a Democrat in the suburbs of the nation’s capital.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
After they’re brought, after the person is convicted, you run into someone at a party who says, thank god you convicted so-and-so, that person has been preying on people for so many years.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 19, 2019
Since the nuclear disaster last year, Ms. Makuta said, "radiation has been preying on my mind the whole time."
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2012
He gets his answer, but unless Fellini's problem has been preying on the mind of the viewer, he may not care to take on the director's doubts and confusions.
From Time Magazine Archive
I haven’t seen Jackson all week, and his disappearance has been preying on my mind in a way I don’t like.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
