enter
verb (used without object)
to come or go in.
have been entering
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present perfect progressiveof enter.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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Some aid trucks have been entering the enclave in recent months, though in much lower numbers than what is needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Aid lorries have been entering the south of Gaza through the Egyptian-controlled Rafah crossing and the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Around two to three thousand migrants have been entering The Bahamas each year since the pandemic began, said Bell, the minister, describing the vessels as “completely unseaworthy.”
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022
Sweden, which is not part of NATO, has among other things noticed a number of landing craft from Russia’s northern navy which have been entering the Baltic Sea.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
We could have been entering our prewar lives.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
