have been edging
- present perfect progressive of edge.
Example Sentences
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Partners like Isaac have been edging toward a clinical diagnosis: alexithymia, or the inability to describe your emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
Used car prices, which had skyrocketed after the pandemic, have been edging down: They dropped 5.1% in July from a year earlier to $29,198, according to Edmunds.com.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
In a sign of the changing times, even yields on bonds in Japan have been edging higher on speculation that the era of ultra-easy monetary policy is coming to an end.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2023
Jobless claims have been edging lower, toward their pre-pandemic level of around 220,000 a week.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
“The Comanches have been edging down this way for more than a week past; I believe they mean to make trouble.”
From The Great Cattle Trail by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
