have been cleaning
- present perfect progressive of clean.
Example Sentences
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Beijing residents have been cleaning out grocery store shelves there in preparation for the possibility of stricter measures, The Washington Post reported Monday.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022
I know I said it was a mess, because it was, but Valve and developers have been cleaning up that mess week after week since launch, and it’s getting better all the time.
From The Verge ● Apr. 15, 2022
In anticipation of the coming storm, Birgnac said she and her neighbors have been cleaning debris from a storm drain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
Some 20 people have been cleaning and sanitizing the plant, and they will be joined by 50 to 100 more to keep working at it this weekend.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2017
O," said the pretty lady, turning to him in her apron, and with her brush in her hand, "we are in such in pickle, Munnings and I have been cleaning these old pictures.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
