concede
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.
have been conceding
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present perfect progressiveof concede.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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High-end designers have been conceding this point for a while now.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
Kubiak said he would have been conceding a tie at best had he opted to pin the Chiefs deep with a punt instead.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2016
Martinez said: "I thought John and Ramiro delivered a strong partnership and our defensive intensity was much better because we have been conceding too many goals at home."
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2016
They have been conceding a lot of goals recently.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2014
And I have been conceding, conceding, for the sake of my children.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
