arm
noun
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
have been arming
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present perfect progressiveof arm.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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“It would be rash to say I can end impunity alone,” he remarks diplomatically about a conflict in which rival regional powers have been arming and assisting the warring parties.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
Western-allied Sunni Arab leaders in the Gulf have been arming the fighters.
From Reuters ● Feb. 20, 2013
And many in the south believe he and his allies have been arming rival ethnic groups in the south to destabilise the region.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2010
These many months, the French have been arming with their whole might.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 13 by Thomas Carlyle
"Of course we are not prepared; we would not listen to Lord Roberts; and, on the other hand, you have been arming and drilling and shipbuilding for the last forty years!"
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker
