extol
verb (used with object)
have been extolling
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present perfect progressiveof extol.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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Lately, they have been extolling peace and peace prevails in Somaliland and the other state-like enclaves in this tortured shadow of a country.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
Moustapha," said the khan at length, turning to the Arab, "I have been extolling thy knowledge and wit to my guest; surpass thyself, and let him see that I have not exaggerated.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe
My cousins have been extolling your voice, and I have some curiosity to hear you.
From Beulah by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
