probe
verb (used with object)
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.
have been probing
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present perfect progressiveof probe.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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Its driverless car software, which it has claimed will unleash a new wave of growth, has also been under scrutiny, while safety officials have been probing the firm's power steering and other areas.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Italian prosecutors have been probing false accounting charges in relation to the blow-up.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
For weeks, Ukrainian forces have been probing Russian defenses in the southeast, looking for an opening to push their armored vehicles behind the main Russian line.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Pence spent his time in Kyiv and the surrounding areas, far from the eastern front line where Ukrainian forces for the past several weeks have been probing for weak points in the Russian defenses.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Calm self-possession never for a moment forsook her, though in our rashness we might have been probing a half-healed wound or rousing long dormant emotions.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
