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
“Every week we have been preaching the same thing, ‘We have to do this, we have to do that, we have to do that.’
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
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 hear you have been preaching some very remarkable sermons.
From The Dweller on the Threshold by Robert Smythe Hichens
