Example Sentences

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People have been dancing in this three-story, red-brick, Central District building since it opened in 1908.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Usually, it’s the professional dancers who have been dancing since they were kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

“I literally have been dancing around the room with excitement,” she said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

“I am not a trained dancer but I have been dancing my entire life,” he said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2020

“She and her brother have been dancing since they were little,” she said.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez