tow
verb (used with object)
to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device.
has been towing
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present perfect progressiveof tow (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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Yale University paleoanthropologist Jessica Thompson has been towing her three children with her to field sites in Malawi for years.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 21, 2022
“Why, he has been towing us for the last five minutes,” said Briscoe.
From Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig by Stanley L. Wood
