have been drinking
- present perfect progressive of drink.
Example Sentences
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"One of the classic areas is malting and brewing, if you look at Roman Britain you see next to nothing about this, yet people must have been drinking beer."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024
Ms. Al-Farra, like many others in the battered enclave, said they have been drinking the same water that they have been using to wash themselves, and they complained that it smelled foul.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
He responded: “Clearly you have been drinking a lot of the Kool aid.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
For the past several years, Borland and her husband have been drinking bottled water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Vincent and Gauguin have been drinking and talking, arguing electrically about art.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
