shoulder
noun
the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
has been shouldering
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present perfect progressiveof shoulder (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 season is now into its final quarter, but Arsenal has been shouldering the weight of expectation for months—and not always comfortably.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
He’s a 24-year-old kid who has been shouldering expectations from the moment he left high school.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
For the coach, who has been shouldering the blame for the team’s slow start.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2018
The newest problems only add to other burden’s Cain has been shouldering in recent months.
From Time ● Nov. 2, 2011
He is the broad-shouldered, beef-eating John Bull, who has been shouldering his way through the world ever since.
From Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) by Sir Leslie Stephen
