Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Her half-sister Samantha has been sniping at her in public, and the once-fawning press has criticized for everything from being hard on her household staff to spending too much time cradling her “baby bump.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2019
In an effort to gain their attention, he has been sniping for months at Hollywood.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is Randolph Phillips, 48, a tough, Harvard-educated financial marksman who has been sniping away at Alleghany's top brass for five years and finally scored a bull's-eye with a thumping victory in court.
From Time Magazine Archive
