represent
verb (used with object)
to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize.
has been representing
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present perfect progressiveof represent (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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Labour councillor Hazel Dawkins, who has been representing parents, said she did not believe the summary document addressed all of the concerns raised, such as "bullying towards children and how children are spoken to".
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
Instead, the outfielder has been representing Los Angeles in tremendous fashion after signing a one-year, $23.5-million deal from the Dodgers, who start a three-game series with the Red Sox on Friday night at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
The settlement between the Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union, which has been representing families separated from their children, still has to be approved by the judge.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
Bill Tucker, a lawyer in Birmingham, Ala., has been representing freight workers in cases against employers for 45 years.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Now in his 50th year of practice, the Brooklyn-born, Westside-raised Weissberger has been representing stars ever since a chance encounter brought Orson Welles to his office in 1936.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
