has been retreating
- present perfect progressive of retreat (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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And that has been retreating pretty much every year since the 1970s.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
The so-called grounding line, the area where the floating ice meets bedrock, has been retreating as the shelf loses ice, moving about 8 miles inland over the past two decades.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Since prices peaked at $3.42 a gallon, the average retail price of U.S. gasoline has been retreating, now down 11 cents at $3.31 as of Friday.
From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2021
But the fact the glacier, located on New Zealand's South Island, has been retreating and becoming smaller over the last few years is attributable to warming, she told the stuff website.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2019
If in terror he has been retreating through the trees, not less does he glide over the open ground.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne
