unload
verb (used with object)
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from.
has been unloading
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present perfect progressiveof unload (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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The carrier has been unloading planes to save money and cut debt amid choppy demand in the overstupplied market for low-cost flying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Saturday, April 18.—The schooner came in to-day and has been unloading.
From Three Years in Tristan da Cunha by Katherine Mary Barrow
The moment he got the stock in his hands as collateral," continued Mr. Arneel, solemnly, "and in the face of an agreement not to throw a share on the market, he has been unloading steadily.
From The Titan by Theodore Dreiser
