stalk
noun
the stem or main axis of a plant.
has been stalking
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present perfect progressiveof stalk (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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Natalia Bryant has been given a renewal of a restraining order against a man who the daughter of late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant says has been stalking her since she was a minor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
Hunger has been stalking his child - and many others here - from birth.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
“Flowers-Jackson advised the responding officer that ‘somebody has been stalking my computer’ and ‘my phone is being redirected,’ ” the arrest affidavit states.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022
In a Captain Hook revenge story for the ages, a man from Blountstown, Florida finally dispatched the 1,100 alligator that he says has been stalking him for two months.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2020
A kiss that has been stored up for days, a kiss that has been stalking me impatiently, waiting to be released.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
