claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
have been claiming
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present perfect progressiveof claim.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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In recent years, fewer people have been claiming at age 62.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Over the next three years, it aims to support 90,000 young people who have been claiming Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It is “dominantly” households with adjusted gross incomes below $100,000 that have been claiming these breaks, Bisignano said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
Since 2022, Vogue headlines have been claiming that “Baggy Fashion Is In.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
I couldn't shoot off on a tangent, as some of these hot-heads have been claiming.
From Skylark Three by Hans Waldemar Wessolowski
