wear
verb (used with object)
to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like.
has been wearing
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present perfect progressiveof wear (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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As someone who has been wearing glasses since she was four or five, Babcock can’t quite understand the big deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Also, we suspect that Adam Gelb has been wearing a bat costume at night to conduct citizen’s arrests of various burglars and henchmen.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
Since assuming power in December, Sharaa has been wearing Western business suits and trying to present himself as a president for all Syrians.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
The Baltimore native is Jewish, but has been wearing a keffiyeh scarf to the protests.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
He has been wearing the same clothes since Wednesday night, and they are now spattered with mud from his thirty-five-mile ride this morning.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
