finish
verb (used with object)
to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete.
have been finishing
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present perfect progressiveof finish.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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Kazan and Mulligan, however, have been finishing each other’s sentences since 2008, after both appeared in the Broadway production of “The Seagull” and remained so close that it concerned “She Said” director Maria Schrader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
In just a few days time, Sebastian would have been finishing his final year at senior school.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2022
Construction crews have been finishing pop-up networking facilities for the business and political elite that descend for the May 22-26 conference.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2022
But I have been doing the best parenting of my life over the past few years, as my children have been finishing high school and entering college.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Or like the spy novels I used to read, on weekends, when I should have been finishing my homework, or like late-night television.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
