shop
noun
a retail store, especially a small one.
has been shopping
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present perfect progressiveof shop (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 32-year-old from Salford has been shopping at the fashion retailer since she was 16, picking up jeans, T-shirts and beauty products.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Beijing has been shopping in Greenland for more than a decade.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
Apple Music will replace Pepsi as sponsor in a deal that the N.F.L. has been shopping around for about $50 million, said three people familiar with the negotiations.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
There have been reports that Qualcomm has been shopping around server processors to companies like Amazon.
From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2022
He has been shopping too, and has sent home such a wonderful lot of fur coats and wraps, and all sorts of warm things.
From Dracula by Bram Stoker
