shoot
verb (used with object)
to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
have been shooting
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present perfect progressiveof shoot.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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RAF jets have been shooting down missiles and drones fired by Iran at allies in the region.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
That target exceeds the 43 percent reduction by 2030 that countries have been shooting for — and negotiating over during the annual U.N. climate talks known as COPs.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 24, 2023
The Russians "have been shooting less since about three weeks ago," said Myhailo, 42, who like the other soldiers withheld his last name.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2022
"Take care of the ball, guard, same things that have been shooting us in the foot all season we have not fixed," Battey said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 21, 2022
I have been shooting only where I have a right to shoot.
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
