have been plotting
- present perfect progressive of plot.
Example Sentences
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If you have been plotting your escape from Earth but don’t yet have a destination in mind, I’d suggest setting a course for the planet Atlantica.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
“For more than three years I have been plotting, planning, training and preparing for the Tokyo Olympics,” said Craven, who competed in the 2012 and 2016 Games.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
But while the friends have been plotting a joint tour for a long time, Horan says they'll be forgoing a party lifestyle on the road.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2020
She’s so calculating that she must have been plotting this all along – has she just been playing a long game to get back at Piper for leaving her after her mother’s death?
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2014
I felt a flush of embarrassment to be caught shopping when I should have been plotting a revolution.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
