stagger
verb (used without object)
to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
has been staggering
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present perfect progressiveof stagger (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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After bringing her novels to the screen, including “To All the Boys” and its spin-off “XO, Kitty” on Netflix and now her powerhouse “Summer” series, the popularity of her adaptations has been staggering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
For the few residents who have traveled back into the war zone to check on their properties, the scale of the destruction has been staggering.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence over the past few decades, from pipe dream to reality, has been staggering.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2022
"The cost of mass testing has been staggering," she says.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2022
Four or five deadly blows were dealt out to it by four or five events which happened in the middle of the fifteenth century after Christ, and it has been staggering ever since.
From Is civilization a disease? by Stanton Coit
