call
verb (used with object)
to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
have been calling
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present perfect progressiveof call.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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"This is what we have been calling for a long time," military expert Bashir Galma, a retired major general, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Consumer advocates have been calling for something similar to IRS Direct File for decades, pointing with exasperation to supposedly forward-thinking European countries like the Netherlands, where tax filing is automatic and painless.
From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026
After working without pay and facing the prospect of missing a second paycheck, Transportation Security Administration agents have been calling out sick or quitting in growing numbers.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
“Are you going to go after alumni who have been calling it Memorial Stadium? No. So you didn’t focus on that. You focused on people that could be more impressionable, and it worked.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
“That person didn’t leave his or her or their name, and they could have been calling from anywhere; they could have been calling from Los Angeles.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
