shoulder
noun
the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
have been shouldering
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present perfect progressiveof shoulder.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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It stopped short of recommending price controls, but said they remain a possibility, adding parents have been "shouldering the costs" of price increases in the market for years.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
By “everyone,” she said, she meant the Sept. 11 families, the prosecution and the defense lawyers, some who have been shouldering this responsibility for two decades.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
Because let’s be honest, Black women have been shouldering America’s most difficult burdens for centuries.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2020
Companies that combine technology, convenience and bewitching backstories have been shouldering their way to fame.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2019
