return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
have been returning
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present perfect progressiveof return.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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The result: Wealthy entrepreneurs who had fled Sweden’s high taxes have been returning, said Jacob Wallenberg, a member of the Swedish industrial dynasty that owns big stakes in Ericsson, Saab and other large companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“The grounds are beautiful and the ocean views are incredible. My wife and I have been returning to this location for over six years. We love sharing our anniversary dinner at sunset from here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
As I try to make sense of this sick yearning and poisoned nostalgia, I have been returning to the work of the highly influential social psychologist and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
The devastated landscape of their city feels unreal to the thousands of Palestinians who have been returning to Khan Younis in Gaza.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
Our parents have been returning discouraged; all the houses Ma likes are too expensive for Baba, and all the ones he likes are too small or not in "good" neighborhoods.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
