seek
verb (used with object)
to go in search or quest of.
has been seeking
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present perfect progressiveof seek (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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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government placed the troubled plant under state administration in February 2024 to try to protect jobs in a region with crippling unemployment and has been seeking a buyer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
J&J has been seeking to unload its DePuy Synthes orthopedics business and the hips-and-knee unit, which also makes instruments to repair bones and joints, had been a linchpin of the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has been seeking closer political and economic ties with Europe since taking office last year, raised the idea of Canada joining the song contest in his 2025 budget.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Charlie Javice has been seeking a pardon from Trump after defrauding JPMorgan.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
These things have pointed the way my heart has been seeking all along.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
