brush
noun
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
have been brushing
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present perfect progressiveof brush.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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The saga of Betts is rooted in the reality that the Dodgers have been brushing him around the diamond as a sort of human concealer to mask past front-office failures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2024
On the other hand, the labor market appears to have been brushing off the pandemic for months now.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2022
Candidates have been brushing up on their policies and rehearsing their zingers for weeks.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2019
Assistant Principal Jody Emerson tells the Times Argus if the Black Lives Matter flag was up at that time, the flag would have been brushing the ground because the U.S. flag was at half-staff.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2018
I have been brushing thy mother's gown, Ruth.
From A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia by Alice Turner Curtis
