prey
noun
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
have been preying
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present perfect progressiveof prey.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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Anger among locals has also been growing as tigers have been preying on livestock.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
“The disruptive forces that have been preying on that business for a while are greater than I thought,” Iger said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Many of the latest fraudsters have been preying on people who feel they lost out on the big stock market gains of the last few years.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
Ms McGahey said the evidence may give insight into what may have been preying on Mr Sargeant's mind at the time of the death.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2019
But yet she was not satisfied with the result of her well-meant attempt to free Powell's mind from the anxiety concerning Rhoda, which she believed to have been preying on it.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope
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