have been needing
- present perfect progressive of need.
Example Sentences
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This is what we have been needing — words from a highly credible author not afraid to speak the truth.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
“Our students have been needing a space like this for a very long time,” said Joe Seamons, who co-founded The Rhapsody Project in 2013.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
“The students have been needing librarians in their areas, in their schools, for many years now,” said K.C.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
The Lord knows I am in need of cash at this time—in fact I have been needing cash about all my life it would appear.
From Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' by Hay, Douglas (Douglas N.)
I said to the Consul, 'Yes, that is the person that I have been needing for years.'
From Little Sky-High The Surprising Doings of Washee-Washee-Wang by Butterworth, Hezekiah
