shop
noun
a retail store, especially a small one.
have been shopping
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present perfect progressiveof shop.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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He and his family have been shopping at Mexican grocers and eating out more to help support the local businesses, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
City have been shopping in Portugal in the past - Ruben Dias and Ederson – and there might be an opportunity in January now that Ruben Amorim has left.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
For nearly two years, homebuyers have been shopping in conditions ripe for regret.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
The Los Angeles Clippers have been shopping for a point guard and a wing pretty much all season.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2021
The sisters and I have been shopping all day getting the last things for the tree, which is to be on the 26th.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington
