return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
has been returning
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present perfect progressiveof return (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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Johnson has been returning to the area regularly for more than 20 years to carry out surveys, walking for miles on trails to reach the spawning areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
UniCredit has been returning 60% of its annual capital generation to shareholders, primarily via buybacks but also through dividends.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
Johnson, who first came to Calabash in 2003, found the experience “addictive” and has been returning ever since.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Mitchell has been returning to the public eye since suffering a life-threatening brain aneurysm in 2015.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
Overton, I know it to be a fact that Algy Ferrers, for the last year, has been returning all the remittances that his father sent him.
From Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
