forage
noun
have been foraging
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present perfect progressiveof forage.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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The porcine interlopers have been foraging around Silloth in Cumbria for weeks, residents said.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022
The leatherbacks have been foraging off the West Coast probably for millennia.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2021
"Tate Modern honey is dark and quite toffee-like, whereas Tate Britain honey is quite citrusy, which is down to what the bees have been foraging on in those areas."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2012
“You have been foraging to some advantage,” I remarked as they came up.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid
One of our ladies, with her hands full of apple blossoms and her eyes bright as stars, was met by Mr. Ripley, who said to her, "You have been foraging, I see!"
From Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs by John Thomas Codman
