ascend
verb (used without object)
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
have been ascending
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present perfect progressiveof ascend.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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Blueprint in hand, Smart took over at his alma mater in 2016, and the Bulldogs have been ascending ever since, going 57-10 in the last five seasons.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
Our race has ever had its “ups and downs,” and, comparatively speaking, mankind has had many falls and ascents, while the general or ultimate tendency and result have been ascending higher and higher.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
The stage was set for good humour, but Dickson's heart, which should have been ascending with the larks, stuck leadenly in his boots.
From Huntingtower by John Buchan
They must have been ascending steadily ever since they began the march.
From The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain by Charles L. (Charles Lewis) Wrenn
I have not seen the snows since I crossed the Doobbullee pass, as we have been ascending the valley of the Jhelum ever since, and the view is confined by its lofty sides.
From Three Months of My Life by J. F. Foster
