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
But the league’s policies may have a powerful effect on fans who have been resisting vaccination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
But during that same span, ever since the Watergate scandal drove adoption of a tidal wave of state records laws, agencies have been resisting.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2017
He has also been tracking how indigenous communities have been resisting the takeover of their lands by outside interests, from mining companies to agribusinesses.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2015
The owners have been resisting condemnation proceedings right along, on the ground that the houses brought in so little rental that it would be practical confiscation to compel them to make any improvements.
From The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
