have been raiding
- present perfect progressive of raid.
Example Sentences
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For nine days, Israeli forces have been raiding northern cities as part of what they say is a major counter-terrorism operation.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
Since early last week, Israeli forces have been raiding Al-Shifa in what the military has said is an effort to crack down on Hamas.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
“He must have been raiding some cow yard,” said Jack.
From The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up by Stratemeyer, Edward
The Western division, consisting of the bands that have been raiding the suburbs of Havana, and making so much trouble in Pinar del Rio, the most westerly province of the island.
From The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1. No. 23, April 15, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Bishop, Julia Truitt
"They say," answered one, "that the pirates who have been raiding this shore for so long are drowned and some of them have been washed ashore."
From The Enchanted Island by Apjohn, Fannie Louise
