sojourn
noun
a temporary stay.
have been sojourning
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present perfect progressiveof sojourn.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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"Might I ask how long I have been sojourning on the top floor of this house, and how I got there?"
From Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke
Let me now make known to you that, at sunrise to-morrow, your attendants who have been sojourning at Casinum, will await you by the gate of the monastery.
From Veranilda by George Gissing
Lady Lackington and myself have been sojourning here the last three weeks, awaiting this arrival, and I am at a loss to see why our patience is to be pushed further.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever
The most remarkable passage relates to the arch-conspirator Guye Fawkes, who must have been sojourning at Venice at that time.
From Pope: His Descent and Family Connections Facts and Conjectures by Joseph Hunter
The fact is, that I have been sojourning this summer utterly beyond the reach of posts.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
