have been advancing
- present perfect progressive of advance.
Example Sentences
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West Bekaa is right above Lebanon's south, where Israeli troops have been advancing on the ground.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
Russian forces have been advancing very slowly, and at great cost, in eastern Ukraine and they now control about 20% of Ukraine's territory.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
The outmanned Mets have been advancing this postseason on little miracles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
Previous studies have tried to create brain circuits under laboratory conditions, which have been advancing the field.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
They have been advancing in the shadow of the hedges, through the gaps of which they can see people at work in the sunshiny cabbage-fields.
From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss
