protect
verb (used with object)
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
has been protecting
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present perfect progressiveof protect (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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It will replace HMS Diamond, which has been protecting the region since before Christmas and which in April shot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
The Swiss Guard is an armed military force that has been protecting the pope and the Apostolic Palace within the territory of Vatican City since 1506.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
The tribes will serve as guardians of the land in partnership with the Save the Redwoods League, which has been protecting and restoring redwood forests since 1918.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
“The key to Florida’s success has been protecting the most vulnerable, i.e. seniors and residents of long-term care facilities,” a DeSantis spokeswoman told the Tampa Bay Times last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
"Can it be possible," she said, "that these people know so much about our baby, and that George William has been protecting this house?"
From The Stories of the Three Burglars by Frank Richard Stockton
