have been planting
- present perfect progressive of plant.
Example Sentences
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Along the highway from Ankara airport to the city centre, municipal workers have been planting flowers and installing giant billboards to shield views of dilapidated homes and poorer neighbourhoods.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
From July through the first frost, dahlias bloom in abundance in the Puget Sound Dahlia Association bed, which members have been planting annually since 1984.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Nagarjuna is among several farmers here who have been planting saplings of the oil palm tree in their fields this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
German foresters have been planting the species for nearly 2 centuries, but it is now gaining popularity because it’s thought to be especially drought- and pest-resistant.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2021
I enter the garden and find a corner behind a tree, away from the spot where community gardeners have been planting fruit trees and flowers and making the world glow a little more.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
