preach
verb (used with object)
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
have been preaching
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present perfect progressiveof preach.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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Still, dovish policymakers who have been preaching greater caution in raising borrowing costs and warning about the risk of financial instability felt vindicated by the recent market turbulence, the source said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 15, 2023
That is effectively what I have been preaching for a decade, the idea that 50 percent of the closet is dead to you.
From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2022
Brandon Scherff used the three words his coaches have been preaching for years.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
“I have been preaching that guys, you can’t just have a message to white voters,” said Jim Brulte, the state Republican Party chairman.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
They have stolen a march on us, and while we have been preaching they have been poaching—sans mandate of the Marquess and Monzie.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
