search
verb (used with object)
to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost.
has been searching
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present perfect progressiveof search (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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"The government may be inexperienced, but it has done its best," said Prakash Aryal, who has been searching morgues for his sister and her family, speaking to AFP at a Kathmandu hospital.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Thatcher has been searching for her niche for a moment, but the delay hasn’t been for lack of trying.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
The upstart circuit has been searching for funding ever since the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund announced that it was pulling out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The American musical has been searching for a path forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
It’s the watch case Dad has been searching for all summer.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
