have been referencing
- present perfect progressive of reference.
Example Sentences
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Likewise, McCarthy might have been referencing false reports that public schools in Virginia’s Loudoun County had banned the books of Dr. Seuss, which they had not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
As stimulus packages and bailouts are discussed, lawmakers have been referencing covid-19’s crushing impact on airlines, restaurants and the cruise industry.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2020
Eric may have been referencing the fact that the crowd broke into “USA” chants when the American heavyweight Derrick Lewis beat his Bulgarian opponent.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2019
It last happened in 1989, the one we have been referencing as they kept marching through.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2017
In another moment, a different setting, he might have been referencing the unlucky situation he stepped into this season after Commissioner Bud Selig matched him with the Mets’ principal owner, Fred Wilpon, last winter.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2011
