has been spinning
- present perfect progressive of spin (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Roberts has been spinning this theory of the president as the most directly democratically accountable officer.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Changes to the planet's liquid core have meant the Earth has been spinning slightly quicker.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
Series creator Yoshiyuki Tomino has been spinning yarns about the damage done by war, and the idealistic youth who take up the mantle for a better tomorrow.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
David Solomon, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, has been spinning records for years as an amateur D.J., a hobby that has taken him from tiki bars in the Bahamas to clubs in downtown Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
One small changed family doesn’t calculate into a world that has been spinning for a billion years.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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