comb
noun
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
have been combing
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present perfect progressiveof comb.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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Investors have been combing Huang’s comments for signs of movement in Nvidia’s effort to sell chips in China, Rhind said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Since late March, when the bird flu was first reported in Texas dairy cattle, researchers and public health officials have been combing through wastewater samples.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
Officials have been combing through social media posts and open letters, some going back over a decade.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Emad al-Falah, an aid worker from Benghazi who arrived in the city on Wednesday, said search and rescue teams have been combing apartment buildings for bodies and retrieving corpses turned back by the sea.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
The police have been combing the underworld for him; I don't think he comes from there.
From The Bat by Avery Hopwood
