serve
verb (used without object)
to act as a servant.
has been serving
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present perfect progressiveof serve (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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His son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, has been serving as regent while his father is on leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Rep. Diana DeGette, who has been serving in the House for three decades.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
This is a position Blanche has been serving in for two months, since Pam Bondi left the building.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
Since his 2019 conviction in a Brooklyn federal court, El Chapo has been serving a life sentence plus 30 years in a Supermax prison high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
He's said to be a very rich man, and has been serving in Egypt.
From The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking
