cruise
verb (used without object)
to sail about on a pleasure trip.
have been cruising
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present perfect progressiveof cruise.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 Americans have been cruising through the tournament and earned their eighth straight victory.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023
The Bruins have been cruising through the regular season, and racking up milestones along the way.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Other superyachts there owned by or linked to sanctioned Russians have been cruising from one postcard-worthy cove to another in the area.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
More recently, Google’s self-driving cars have been cruising around Mountain View, California, racking up thousands of hours of road time in the process.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2016
My dear Morritt,—We have been cruising to and fro since we left your land of woods and streams.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by J. G. (John Gibson) Lockhart
