have been reading
- present perfect progressive of read.
Example Sentences
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You have been a joy to read for as long as I have been reading The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
Relatives have been reading aloud names of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the al-Qaeda attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
Three weeks later, I'm about to present my work to a diverse collection of Mr.James' students, who have been reading, studying and loving "The Beast Side."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2023
"Should the euro zone's top monetary policymakers have been reading from the same page, the next jumbo step from Team Lagarde will probably be on the cards for the get together on 27th October."
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2022
I wondered about them when I should have been reading.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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