dispose
verb (used with object)
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline.
have been disposing
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present perfect progressiveof dispose.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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And how did its bones get into the deepest hidden chamber of the cave—could such a primitive creature have been disposing of its dead intentionally?
From National Geographic ● Sep. 10, 2015
Officials in Fukushima City have been disposing of some waste at an industrial dumping site, an option that residents in the area are understandably not happy about.
From Time ● Aug. 25, 2011
"May I ask," she said with her edged voice, "if you have been disposing of my child's future in there without consulting me?"
From The Happiest Time of Their Lives by Miller, Alice Duer
Thus far we have been disposing of the preludes of Fourierism.
From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey
