prosecute
has been prosecuting
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present perfect progressiveof prosecute (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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A message seeking comment was left for the state attorney general’s office, which has been prosecuting the case.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
Davidson, a graduate of the University of Chicago law school, has been prosecuting fraud cases in the southern district of Florida for more than a decade.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
The new special counsel, Jack Smith, has been prosecuting criminal cases for nearly three decades, including in New York and The Hague.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
Peck has been prosecuting the cases since 1985.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2020
Professor Forest Shepard, of New-Haven, who has been prosecuting geological explorations in different parts of California, has discovered a remarkable valley in the Coast Range, north of Napa Valley.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
