control
verb (used with object)
have been controlling
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present perfect progressiveof control.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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The 26-year-old said that his parents have been controlling narratives in the press about his family and tried to "ruin" his relationship with his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Kurdish forces have been controlling swathes of Syria's oil-rich north and north-east, much of it gained during the fight against the Islamic State group over the past decade.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
Humans have been controlling their reproduction for all of recorded history, from ancient Egyptian vaginal suppositories made of animal dung to spermicidal ointments made with cedar and olive oil employed by 4th Century Greeks.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2023
I still feel deeply hurt that he refused to support me or even acknowledge the wrong that had been done, although I acknowledge that asking him to cut contact might have been controlling.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
There may have been controlling reasons for it.
From Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses by Whitelaw Reid
