get
verb (used with object)
to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of.
have been getting
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present perfect progressiveof get.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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Things have been getting quiet partially because of high interest rates, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cities across Southern California have been getting nearly one-fourth of their water from the river in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Over the past couple of years, individual stocks’ reactions to earnings reports have been getting more volatile, not less.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Americans in Europe have been getting the shock of their lives this summer as temperatures soar to new records across the continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Didn’t you know about that? No, of course not I have been getting bejingled in my brains.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
