have been avoiding
- present perfect progressive of avoid.
Example Sentences
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Researchers suggest these animals may have been avoiding the area or shifting their activity patterns to reduce encounters with the much larger predators.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
The tech companies that are largely funding the AI boom have been avoiding that riddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The patient needs to have an entire program of care, but they have been avoiding the doctor because they are afraid to do the work of taking care of themselves properly.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
Major shipping companies include Maersk have been avoiding the Red Sea and sending their ships around Africa and the Cape of Good Hope.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
Mom and I have been avoiding each other, which usually lasts a few days.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
