pursue
verb (used with object)
to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
has been pursuing
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present perfect progressiveof pursue (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 decades, cartoon canine Wile E. Coyote has been pursuing the Road Runner throughout the American Southwest, aiming to eat him and getting blown up in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Manchester rapper has been pursuing some of these tasks to raise awareness and money for the Down's Syndrome Association in honour of his younger sister Gracie, who has the condition.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
All this shapeshifting gives few clues about what Butler has been pursuing all these years, aside from power itself, which he has apparently wielded in the person of Gabbard.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Bri Ana Wagner, a 29-year-old living in Los Angeles, has been pursuing acting for around a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
He has admitted to me that he has been to Lyne's Store and in fact has been pursuing inquiries there.
From The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace
