resist
verb (used with object)
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
have been resisting
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present perfect progressiveof resist.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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"For several years now, we have been resisting their overreach, including their efforts to muzzle us from speaking out for human rights, for peace," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
"As EVs get more affordable, they become more attractive to the core buyers who have been resisting so far, the buyers of foreign brands. So, you can see the writing is on the wall."
From Reuters ● May 2, 2023
“A lot of it is because the Ukrainians have been resisting quite well.”
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2022
More recently, volunteers have been resisting calls to transform Wikipedia into a crypto-based decentralized autonomous organization where users would be required to pay to play by staking tokens for their edits.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2021
If they persevere in a blind opposition, they may find at last that they have been resisting truth, and defrauding their neighbour.
From A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education by James Gall
