endure
verb (used with object)
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo.
have been enduring
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present perfect progressiveof endure.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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Residents have been enduring long electricity outages for years now as the island’s economy grinds to a halt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
As a White kid growing up in Northern Virginia in the 1960s, I could only imagine at the time what my Black classmates in our public elementary school must have been enduring.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
Passengers have been enduring a prolonged period of disruption on the rail network.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2022
Mr. Khaurat said that the tens of thousands of people living closer to the front lines have been enduring worse hardships for months.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
Until now we have been enduring a period of waiting, we have been asking ourselves if it will have an effect upon us—but now we have no more doubt.
From The Price of Things by Elinor Glyn
