prosecute
have been prosecuting
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present perfect progressiveof prosecute.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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"Your family — including you — have been prosecuting people here in this courtroom, and many have received the death penalty, probably for lesser conduct," Newman told Murdaugh.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2023
“Google have been prosecuting an argument that they’re being asked to pay for links in Search and that is not the case,” Stinton said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
Lawyers who have been prosecuting for years, or who have spent their careers defending corporate interests, are predictably resistant to calls for reform and mercy.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2020
Taking a few of his followers to India, they have been prosecuting their studies there, certain individuals attracting considerable attention by a claim to miraculous powers.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
I have been prosecuting a claim for damages done the University buildings during the war; I will succeed in getting $25,000, which will be expended in the erection of buildings at Ashland.
From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
