court
have been courting
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present perfect progressiveof court.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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Nezza, you dropped hints that some labels have been courting you in the last few months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, Chinese diplomats have been courting the region and China's construction and mining companies have expanded their business in Pacific island nations.
From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2023
But many 2024 hopefuls, including DeSantis and Haley, have been courting members of the Jewish community and have their own long records to tout.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
Bitcoin advocates have been courting new adopters ever since the digital currency was invented, in 2008, by a mysterious figure known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
There were at least five or six,—not there; no, that I don't say, But in the country about,—you might just as well have been courting.
From The Germ Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
