model
noun
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
have been modelling
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present perfect progressiveof model.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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BP executives, also favouring a gassier future, have been modelling potential “demand destruction” scenarios based on the climate pledges made in the run-up to Paris.
From Economist ● Nov. 12, 2015
Handily the European team have been modelling their wet weather gear this morning.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2010
It is you that I have been modelling all this time—it is you who have been my model—you, my Marie-Louise!
From The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
