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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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
Harry has been wearing a patch for the past few months, but his progress has tapered off since he reached his seventh birthday.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Senior Asa Turner recently had surgery, junior Kam Fabiculanan has been wearing a boot and junior linebacker Alphonzo Tuputala, UW’s fourth-best-graded defender, missed the Oregon State game with an injury.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Carolina captain Jordan Staal has been wearing protective socks for years and is looking at more options to avoid getting cut.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
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
