recall
verb (used with object)
have been recalling
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present perfect progressiveof recall.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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Mr. Biden might have been recalling a time years later, when he went to Afghanistan to pin a Bronze Star on an Army soldier.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
He and his classmates Gaynor Adwick and Gerald Kirwan, who were also eight at the time of the disaster, have been recalling the events of that day for BBC podcast Aberfan: Tip Number Seven.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2021
Residents and visitors in Hawaii have been recalling the shock of a false missile alarm, with many saying they thought they were going to die.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2018
"This bit of track we are covering," said he after a pause, "is the first I built on this division; and just now I have been recalling my very first sight of the mountains."
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman
"I have been recalling to mind a circumstance which probably bears upon the case," said Mr. Palford.
From T. Tembarom by Frances Hodgson Burnett
