choose
verb (used with object)
to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference.
have been choosing
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present perfect progressiveof choose.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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Meanwhile, younger farmers have been choosing to produce different types of rice that are used for sake, rice crackers or fed to livestock because demand for rice in Japan had been falling until last year.
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
Many young Chinese have been choosing to "lie flat," a term used to describe people who have rejected the corporate rat race by adopting a minimalist lifestyle and doing just enough to get by.
From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2023
Separately, advocacy groups also have been choosing up to 250 asylum-seekers a day in other locations, not including San Diego.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
“It’s a beautiful home if you’re looking to escape,” said Sampson, climbing into her SUV and steering through an island that people don’t come to anymore but instead have been choosing to leave.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2017
For a while, it seemed to have been choosing the former - leading to an inevitable and suicidal confrontation with the victorious civilization of the West.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
