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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Hunger has been stalking his child - and many others here - from birth.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
The LAPD’s Threat Management Unit, which investigates stalking incidents and often handles celebrity stalker cases, is examining allegations that an individual has been stalking the singer, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
“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
