commit
verb (used with object)
to do; perform; perpetrate.
have been committing
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present perfect progressiveof commit.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 court filings, Paxton alleged that the nonprofit had information about medical providers in the state that may have been committing insurance fraud.
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
They wouldn't have been committing people to the breakdown to turn over ball or force a potentially match-winning penalty.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
Her coworkers and boss were incredibly hard to deal with, but if she quit, she would have been committing career suicide.
From Time ● Sep. 8, 2017
Great Britain plans to send 750 soldiers, and Germany and France have been committing some airlift support since September in a joint effort.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2014
"In any case, you would have been committing a great piece of folly."
From A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern
