fly
noun
any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
have been flying
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present perfect progressiveof fly.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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They have been flying over Iran to gather signals intelligence, according to open source information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
U-2 spy planes have been flying missions in the skies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2025
Arsenal may have been flying in the league with 10 wins from 13, but they were facing an Inter side who had already beaten them and had far better European Cup pedigree.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
Large cargo-transport planes have been flying from Russia into North Korea.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2024
Sorry to say the gun was far too much to cope with following my first ever reportable prang, in a plane I probably shouldn’t have been flying, and I burst into tears.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
