narrow
adjective
of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected.
have been narrowing
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present perfect progressiveof narrow.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 company hasn’t reported its fourth-quarter figures yet, but in recent quarters the losses have been narrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
With increased awareness, such gaps in diagnoses have been narrowing or closing.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Four in 10 South Koreans support legalising same-sex marriage, according to a Gallup poll in May, supporters have been narrowing the gap with those who disapprove in recent years.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2023
Still, Japan’s courts, when presented with legal challenges to the malapportionment, have been narrowing the disparities in recent decades.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
Since the middle of last year, the gap between the cheapest tariffs and the most expensive have been narrowing.
From BBC ● May 9, 2017
