impose
verb (used with object)
to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc..
have been imposing
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present perfect progressiveof impose.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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Human Rights Council, told reporters that while many countries have been imposing sanctions on individuals, military entities, financial institutions and energy companies, what is needed is “coordinated action.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
Countries have been imposing barriers to travel and stricter restrictions on businesses and people.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
League officials have been imposing stiffer punishments for hits to the head or neck area this season.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2011
They may not have been imposing maestros, but they knew a thing or two about Verdi.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2010
Had all things gone as ordered, our arrival at the St. Leonards' on Friday afternoon would have been imposing.
From They and I by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
